Former MLB player Ryan Freel commits suicide
Former MLB player Ryan Freel, who made his name with a hard-nose, hustling style of play with the Cincinnati Reds, has committed suicide at age 36. Freel last played in the majors in 2009 with the Royals, and his best years came a decade ago with the Reds, highlighted by three straight seasons with at least 30 stolen bases from 2004 to 2006.
After that 2006 season though, Freel's career turned upside down after a concussion he suffered on May 28, 2007 when he collided in the outfield with teammate Norris Hopper. Freel missed five weeks with the injury before tearing cartilage in his knee at the beginning of August. Freel played in just 89 games in the majors after the 2007 season, retiring in 2009. After his retirement, Freel was living in the Jacksonville area working with an organization called BLD (Big League Development), coaching local young players.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Freel's family and friends at this trying time, especially at this time of year.
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Very sad to hear about Freel's death, he was so young, this is his wife Christie ad their daughters http://slimcelebrity.com/celebrity-athletes/christie-freel-is-former-cincinnati-red-ryan-freels-wife/, RIP Ryan!!
I first saw Ryan play as a Red and loved every moment I watched him play and I always thought he would have a great impact on the game, which he did so well with the Reds. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Remember him as the great man he was as we remember him as a great Red and a very enjoyable man to watch. It is a very sad day!! We all miss you Ryan!!
We wish to offer our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to the immediate family, all other family members and relatives, to all his many baseball associates and lifelong friends and fans in baseball upon the untimely departure from the scene of RYAN FREEL ...
We first met him as his career in baseball was starting and a finer fellow you would never meet ...
We followed his career very closely through the years, being always pleased to see how well he did at every level coming up through the minors and then his time in the majors ...
The name of RYAN FREEL shall be fondly remembered by many for being the great person he truly was ...
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