Ryan Orlando Thompson (born November 4, 1967 in Chestertown, Maryland

Chestertown, Maryland

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) is a former Major League Baseball

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 outfielder. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors between 1992 and 2002 for the New York Mets

New York Mets

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, Cleveland Indians

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, Houston Astros

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, New York Yankees

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, Florida Marlins

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, and Milwaukee Brewers

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. He also played one season in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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 in 1998. He is perhaps best known for hitting a line drive off the face of Red Sox pitcher Bryce Florie

Bryce Florie

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 while with the Yankees.

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