Ryan Speier

Ryan Andrew Speier (born July 24, 1979) is an American former right-handed professional baseball pitcher.

He played with the Colorado Rockies for his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career, from 2005 when he was called up to July 24, 2009 when he was designated for assignment.

Speier attended Radford University in Virginia, where he was a standout pitcher for the Highlanders baseball team.

Speier set a league record with 16 saves, and allowed only 10 hits, one walk, and one earned run in his 20 innings of relief.

On February 16, 2011, Speier signed with Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).