Ken Ray 4789032 220918521 2008-06-22T05:49:31Z Kwjbot 6339071 robot Adding: [[ko:케니 레이]] [r5534] {{Infobox MLB player| bgcolor1=#F4F4F4| bgcolor2=#FF7F00| textcolor1=white| textcolor2=#F4F4F4| name=Ken Ray| image=<!--commenting out deleted image: KenRay.jpg -->| position=Relief Pitcher| team=SK Wyverns| number=-68-| bats=Right| throws=Right| debutdate=July 10| debutyear=1999| debutteam=Kansas City Royals| statyear=2006| stat1label=[[Win (baseball)|Wins]]| stat1value=2-1| stat2label=[[Earned run average]]| stat2value=4.67| stat3label=[[Innings pitched]]| stat3value=69.1| debutteam=Kansas City Royals| formerteams=<nowiki></nowiki> *[[Kansas City Royals]] ([[1999 in baseball|1999]]) *[[Atlanta Braves]] ([[2006 in baseball|2006]]) *[[SK Wyverns]] ([[Korea Baseball Organization|KBO]])([[2008 in baseball|2008]]) }} ''' Kenneth Alan "Ken" Ray''', (born [[November 27]], [[1974]], [[Atlanta, Georgia]]) is a former [[Major League baseball]] pitcher who is currently playing for the [[SK Wyverns]] of the [[Korea Baseball Organization]]. Ray made his [[MLB]] debut [[July 10]], 1999. ==Early career== After briefly pitching for the Royals in 1999, Ray spent years battling arm problems while trying to work his way back onto a major league roster. ==Back in the Majors== He made a meteoric rise from 2005 to 2006. In 2005, Ray started the season with the independent [[North Shore Spirit]] of the [[Can-Am League]] before being acquired by the Atlanta Braves organization. He spent the remainder of the season with the [[Minor league baseball#Today's Farm System|AAA]] [[Richmond Braves]]. On April 6th, following an injury to starter [[Horacio Ramírez]], Ray was called up from the [[Richmond Braves]], Atlanta's AAA affiliate. In his first appearance for Atlanta in 2006, he struck out [[Barry Bonds]] on 3 pitches. He was claimed off waivers by the Royals in the 2006 offseason. He currently resides in Arizona with his wife and newborn son. Ray began the [[2007]] season in Triple-A with the [[Omaha Royals]]. He was released on [[August 18]], 2007. On August 30, he was signed by the Triple-A [[Nashville Sounds]]. As of May 7, 2008, Ken Ray was pitching for the Triple-A Potros de [[Tijuana]] of the [[Mexican League]] where he held a 5-1 record and a 3.29 ERA. [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Ken%20Ray&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=150208] == External links == *{{baseball-reference|id=r/rayke01}} *[http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6273 ESPN.com: Ken Ray] *[http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=150208 MLB.com profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Ken}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Kansas City Royals players]] [[Category:Atlanta Braves players]] [[Category:People from Atlanta, Georgia]] [[Category:People from Roswell, Georgia]] [[Category:Nashville Sounds players]] [[ko:케니 레이]]