Ryan Lavarnway was the 6th round draft pick of the Boston Red Son in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.He attended Yale University, where he set the Ivy League all-time career home run record, with 33. This summer he was the starting catcher in all three games for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier His two run home run,in the crucial game 3 was a key to Israel moving on to the WBC, and it hasn't stop there, he is one of he big reasons that Team Israel swept the competition in Pool A on the strength of an offense that scored 21 runs on 36 hits in three games, He had a huge hit in Israel's eighth-inning rally against Korea in the opener, and he also erased a crucial baserunner with a caught stealing later in the game. Israel shocked many when it defeated Korea, 2-1, in extra innings to begin an undefeated run that also included wins over the Netherlands and Chinese Taipei. An awful lot has happened since he last spoke to Mark and AJ in the Summer.
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