As Coach Bryan Cody Ransom (born February 17, 1976) is an American former professional baseball utility infielder.

[4][2] After spending two years at South Mountain, Ransom transferred to Mesa State College for the 1997 season, helping the Mavericks to the NCAA Division II regional.

He transferred to Grand Canyon University for the 1998 season, and was a key member of an Antelopes squad that won the Western Athletic Conference Northern Division.

[5] Ransom started every game at shortstop, hitting .330 with eight home runs and 48 RBIs while leading the team with 20 doubles.

[7] That year, he spent his first professional season with the Single-A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, who won the Northwest League championship in 1998.

[9] He struggled in 2000, hitting only .200 with seven home runs and 108 strikeouts over a full season with the Shreveport Captains of the Texas League.

[10] Ransom spent the 2001 season with the Fresno Grizzlies in Triple-A, hitting .241 with 23 home runs and 17 stolen bases in 134 games.

[18] During this time, he hit his first major league home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Vicente Padilla.

[24] On October 2, he committed a costly error in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers that set up Steve Finley's walk-off grand slam to win the division.

[34][35] He played for the Triple-A Round Rock Express that year, batting .247 with 21 home runs in 122 games.

[38] On September 16, Ransom hit a home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Maholm.

[46] Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts hit a slow ground ball down the first baseline that Ransom fielded, then stepped on first for the deciding out in a 7–3 Yankees win.

One of them was a game-tying home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on July 7.

[62] Ransom was the starting shortstop for the Pacific Coast League team in the Triple-A All-Star Game.

[64] He played in 12 total games at shortstop and third base before being designated for assignment and outrighted to the minors at the end of August.

[69] On July 13, Ransom hit his first career grand slam against the Pittsburgh Pirates, lifting the Brewers to victory 10–7.

[70] Ransom made 33 starts at shortstop, nine at third base, and two at second for the Brewers, hitting .196 with six home runs in 168 total at-bats.

[71] He played in nine games for Arizona in September, making starts at shortstop and third and picking up seven hits in 23 at-bats.

On December 21, 2012, Ransom signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.

[79] He opened the season on the minor league disabled list[80] and hit .210 with six home runs and 30 RBI in 63 games with the Reno Aces.