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{{Short description|Canadian baseball player (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name        = Ryan Dempster
| image       = Ryan Dempster on June 14, 2013.jpg
| image_size  =
| caption     = Dempster with the Boston Red Sox in 2013
| position    = [[Pitcher]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1977|5|3}}
| birth_place = [[Gibsons]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
| bats        = Right
| throws      = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate   = May 23
| debutyear   = 1998
| debutteam   = Florida Marlins
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate   = September 29
| finalyear   = 2013
| finalteam   = Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label  = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
| stat1value  = 132–133
| stat2label  = [[Earned run average]]
| stat2value  = 4.35
| stat3label  = [[Strikeout]]s
| stat3value  = 2,075
| stat4label  = [[Save (baseball)|Saves]]
| stat4value  = 87
| teams       = 
*[[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]] ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2002}})
*[[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2003}})
*[[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|2004}}–{{mlby|2012}})
*[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|2012}})
*[[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|2013}})
| awards      = 
* 2× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2000 MLB All-Star Game|2000]], [[2008 MLB All-Star Game|2008]])
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2013}})
| hofcolor= #EC1C40
| hoflink= Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
| hoftype= Canadian 
| hofdate= 2019
}}
'''Ryan Scott Dempster''' (born May 3, 1977) is a Canadian former professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]], who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], and [[Boston Red Sox]]. Dempster batted and threw right-handed. He was both a [[Starting pitcher|starter]] and a [[Relief pitcher|reliever]] in his career.

==Professional career==

===Draft and minor leagues===
Dempster was drafted by the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in the 3rd round of the [[1995 Major League Baseball draft|1995 MLB draft]] and began his career with the Gulf Coast Rangers. He subsequently played for the [[Hudson Valley Renegades]], the [[Kane County Cougars]] and the [[Charleston RiverDogs]].

===Florida Marlins (1998–2002)===
Dempster was traded to the [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]] on August 8, 1996 (with [[Rick Helling]]) for [[John Burkett]].

Dempster made his MLB debut for the Marlins, working two innings of relief, on May 23, 1998, against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], allowing three earned runs on two hits in that game. He later made his first start on June 1 against the [[Chicago Cubs]], lasting only {{frac|1|1|3}} innings as he was shelled for five runs while allowing 4 hits (including 2 home runs) and walking 3, to record his first career loss.  After falling to 0–3 he got his first Major League win on June 28 against the [[Boston Red Sox]], when he allowed only 1 run in 7 innings. He was 1–5 with a 7.08 ERA in 14 appearances (11 starts) that season.

In 1999, Dempster started 25 games and finished with a 7–8 record and a 4.71 ERA. The following season, Dempster was 13–10 with a 3.66 ERA in 33 starts, including two complete games and one shutout. On May 7, 2000, he tossed a one-hitter against the New York Mets.<ref>{{cite book | year = 2001 | title = 2001 Official Major League Baseball Fact Book | publisher = The Sporting News | location = St. Louis, Missouri | id = 0-89204-646-5 | pages = 163}}</ref>  He was selected to the [[2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]]. Over the next two seasons, Dempster was 20–20 and had a 4.88 ERA with the Marlins.

===Cincinnati Reds (2002–2003)===
On July 11, 2002, the Marlins traded Dempster to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] for [[Juan Encarnación]], [[Wilton Guerrero]] and [[Ryan Snare]]. In the second half of the season, he was 5–5 with a 6.19 ERA in 15 starts.

In the 2003 season, he made 20 starts (and two relief appearances) and was 3–7 with a 6.54 ERA. In August 2003, he underwent [[Tommy John surgery]] on his right elbow and missed the rest of the season.

===Chicago Cubs (2004–2012)===
After his release by the Reds, he signed as a free agent with the [[Chicago Cubs]] on January 21, 2004. After rehabbing from his surgery, he joined the Cubs on August 1 and appeared in 23 games, all out of the bullpen. He picked up his first MLB career save on September 15, 2004, against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].

In {{mlby|2005}}, after starting 6 games, Dempster was named the [[Closer (baseball)|closer]] for the Cubs, replacing [[LaTroy Hawkins]].

He collected 33 [[Save (baseball)|saves]] in 35 opportunities, the best [[save percentage]] in the league; in both blown saves, he collected the win. He is the only Cub and one of just three players ever to both start a game and collect 30 saves in the same season. On October 1, 2005, the Cubs signed him through 2008 in a US$15.5 million contract extension.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2177957 |title=Cubs give Dempster three-year, $15.5M extension. |access-date=December 15, 2008 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 1, 2005 |work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref><ref name="cbc"/>

[[File:RyanDempster.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Dempster pitching for the [[2007 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs in April 2007]]]]
He emerged as one of the team's most consistent relievers in {{mlby|2007}}. At one point, [[Lou Piniella]], the Cubs' [[Manager (baseball)|manager]], was considering promoting Dempster to a starting pitcher.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2877350|title=Lou changes mind, keeps Dempster in Cubs' bullpen |access-date=December 15, 2008 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 21, 2007 |work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> However, the idea was short lived, as a struggling [[bullpen]] forced Dempster to remain as closer. He recorded 16 saves in 18 opportunities before missing two weeks of playtime on account of an injured oblique muscle.<ref name="cbc">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/cubs-forced-to-shelve-ryan-dempster-1.662117?ref=rss |title=Cubs forced to shelve Ryan Dempster |access-date=December 15, 2008|agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=June 26, 2007 |work=CBC Sports}}</ref>

During [[spring training]] in 2008, Dempster's performance resulted in his being designated to the third spot on the starting rotation, with the closer job going to [[Kerry Wood]]. On April 3, 2008, he earned his first win as a home starter since a 2002 win with the Marlins against the Cubs.<ref>[http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080403-ryan-dempster-chicago-cubs,1,2779124.story Rough inning doesn't doom Dempster – ChicagoSports.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408012040/http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080403-ryan-dempster-chicago-cubs,1,2779124.story |date=April 8, 2008 }}</ref> On May 15, 2008, Dempster recorded a career high 12 [[strikeout]]s in a game. He pitched {{frac|8|1|3}} innings, and gave up only 6 [[Hit (baseball)|hits]]. On July 8, 2008, he became the first Cubs pitcher in 31 seasons to start 10–0 at home.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280708116 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803075210/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280708116 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 3, 2008 |title=Dempster wins first 10 of 2008 at home as Cubs beat up Reds |access-date=December 15, 2008|work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> Dempster finished the season with 17–6 record, with 2.96 ERA and 183 strikeouts in {{frac|201|2|3}} innings.  Dempster threw [[Slider (baseball)|slider]]s 32.9% of the time in 2008, more than any other NL starting pitcher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=4&season=2009&month=0|title=Major League Leaderboards » 2009 » Pitchers » Pitch Type Statistics - FanGraphs Baseball}}</ref>

Dempster opened the Cubs 2008 postseason campaign against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] on September 26, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Avv2kCcGyvIcSi8bfqm4gjCFCLcF?slug=piniellapushingrightbutt&prov=tsn&type=lgns|title=MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games|website=Yahoo Sports}}</ref>
Dempster accumulated a high pitch count early and, after he was unable to get outs with 0–2 counts twice, he surrendered a [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] to [[James Loney (baseball)|James Loney]] and was pulled in favor of [[Sean Marshall (baseball)|Sean Marshall]]. In 2008, Dempster led the majors in sacrifice hits, with 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2008-situational-batting.shtml|title=2008 Major League Baseball PH/HR/Situ Hitting - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

Following the 2008 season, Dempster re-signed with the Cubs for four years and a reported $52 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081118&content_id=3683267&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc |title=Cubs, Dempster agree to four-year deal Base contract of $52 million keeps All-Star where he wants to be |access-date=December 15, 2008 |last=Zaccardi |first=Nick |date=November 18, 2008 |work=[[MLB.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928003137/http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081118&content_id=3683267&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref>

In May 2009 MLB indicated that the [[Commissioner of Baseball (MLB)|Commissioner's Office]] would review Dempster's up-and-in pitch to [[Milwaukee Brewers]] slugger [[Ryan Braun]]. Cubs manager [[Lou Piniella]] commented, "You've got to tie Braun up from time to time. If you don't, he's going to feast on you."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/945975,CST-SPT-cubnt13.article|title=CUBS IN BRIEF: Ruling on Bradley's suspension expected today|last=Wittenmyer|first=Gordon|date=May 13, 2009|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=May 13, 2009}}</ref>  After reviewing the tapes, however, Major League Baseball found no wrongdoing on Dempster's part, and decided not to take any action against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2009/05/dempster-cleared-by-mlb-bradley-decision-on-deck.html|title=Hardball: Dempster cleared by MLB; Bradley decision on deck|website=blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com}}</ref>

Dempster finished the season with a 3.65 ERA and a record of 11–9 in 31 starts.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dempsry01.shtml|title=Ryan Dempster Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref>

In 2010, he was 15–12 with a 3.85 ERA in 34 starts and in 2011 he was 10–14 with a 4.80 ERA in 34 starts.

===Texas Rangers (2012)===
On July 31, 2012, Dempster was traded to Texas at the [[Trade (sports)#MLB|trade deadline]], for minor leaguers [[Christian Villanueva]] and [[Kyle Hendricks]]. He made his Rangers debut on August 2, 2012. Dempster had a 5.09 ERA with a 7–3 record in 12 games. He pitched 69 innings and had 70 strikeouts with the Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rangers get Ryan Dempster|date=31 July 2012|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8218905/texas-rangers-land-chicago-cubs-ryan-dempster}}</ref>

===Boston Red Sox (2013)===
Dempster signed a two-year contract worth $26.5 million with the [[Boston Red Sox]] after the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121219&content_id=40749678&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230183337/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121219&content_id=40749678&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2012|title=Dempster looks to be reliable arm in rotation|work=Boston Red Sox|access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref>

On August 18, 2013, in a game against the [[Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry|rival]] [[New York Yankees]], Dempster was involved in a contentious incident with [[Alex Rodriguez]]. The first time he faced Rodriguez, he threw one pitch behind him, then subsequently, Dempster's 3–0 pitch struck Rodriguez on the left elbow pad and ricocheted off his back to a loud cheer from the fans in attendance. Although home plate umpire [[Brian O'Nora]] warned Dempster and both dugouts, Dempster was allowed to stay in the game.  Later, in the top of the 6th inning, Dempster gave up a home run to Rodriguez and the Red Sox lost the game 9–6.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marchand|first1=Andrew|title=Spoilers aplenty at Fenway as Yanks win 9-6 over Boston.|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9580071/alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-hit-pitch-ryan-dempster-boston-red-sox|website=[[ESPN]]|date=19 August 2013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=August 19, 2013}}</ref> On August 20, MLB gave Dempster a five-game suspension (though he did not miss a start) and an undisclosed fine for hitting Rodriguez.<ref>{{cite news|title=MLB suspends Ryan Dempster 5 games for hitting A-Rod|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/08/20/ryan-dempster-suspended-alex-rodriguez-mlb/2676575/|work=USA Today|access-date=20 August 2013|first1=Bob|last1=Nightengale|date=August 20, 2013}}</ref> For a couple of years following the incident, Dempster claimed he did not mean to hit Rodriguez then finally admitted in August 2016 the incident was, indeed, intentional.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dempster admits to plunking A-Rod in 2013|url=https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1073013-dempster-admits-to-plunking-a-rod-in-2013/|work=The Score|access-date=16 September 2016|first1=George|last1=Halim|date=August 7, 2016}}</ref>

Dempster finished the 2013 season at 8–9 with a 4.57 ERA in 32 games (29 starts). He was part of the 25-man active roster for the postseason making three relief appearances and won his first championship title when the Red Sox beat the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] in the [[2013 World Series]].

===Retirement===
On February 16, 2014, Dempster announced he would not pitch or engage in any baseball activities for the entire 2014 year, stating that he wanted to spend some time with his family. The Red Sox placed Dempster on the reserve/retired list for the 2014 season and elected not to grant him a full season salary worth $13.25 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24445840/ryan-dempster-to-sit-out-2014-season|title=Ryan Dempster to sit out 2014 season|last=Snyder|first=Matt|work=cbssports.com|date=February 16, 2014|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>

On October 8, 2014, Dempster officially announced his retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/08/ryan-dempster-is-retiring-after-16-seasons/|title=Ryan Dempster is retiring after 16 seasons|last=Gleeman|first=Ryan|work=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com|date=October 8, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> On December 5, it was announced that Dempster would be taking a job in the [[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]]' front office as an assistant to general manager [[Jed Hoyer]] and president of baseball operations [[Theo Epstein]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/11983586/ryan-dempster-announces-retirement-joins-chicago-cubs-front-office|title=Ryan Dempster working for Cubs|last=Rogers|first=Jesse|work=[[ESPN]]|date=December 5, 2014|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>

In January 2017, Dempster indicated he would pitch for [[Canada national baseball team|Team Canada]] in the [[2017 World Baseball Classic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ryan-dempster-eric-gagne-join-team-canada-c213549030 |title=Ryan Dempster, Eric Gagne join Team Canada |first=Austin |last=Laymance |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=January 14, 2017 |access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> He started two games for Canada in the Classic, pitching a total of only {{frac|2|1|3}} innings while giving up 7 earned runs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2017/03/12/team-canadas-wbc-performance-no-classic-griffin.html |title=Team Canada's WBC performance no classic |first=Richard |last=Griffin |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=March 12, 2017 |access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref>

==Broadcasting career==
On April 22, 2014, Dempster was hired by [[MLB Network]] as a studio [[color analyst]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140422&content_id=72960054&vkey=pr_mlb_network&c_id=mlb_network|title=Ryan Dempster joins MLB Network as studio analyst|work=MLB.com|date=April 22, 2014|access-date=April 28, 2014}}</ref>

In 2020, Dempster joined the newly launched [[Marquee Sports Network]] as a studio and game analyst for Cubs telecasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/local-networks/marquee-sports-network-announces-on-air-talent-cubs-programming.html|title=Marquee Sports Network announces Cubs broadcast on-air talent and additional programming|last=Keeley|first=Sean|website=Awful Announcing|date=January 18, 2020|access-date=January 22, 2020}}</ref>

==Pitching style==
Dempster threw five pitches with some regularity: a [[four-seam fastball]] and [[two-seam fastball]] averaging about 90 mph, a [[cut fastball]] in the high 80s, a slider in the mid 80s, and a [[split-finger fastball|splitter]] in the low 80s. Dempster favored his slider over his splitter when throwing to right-handed hitters and often imparted an obvious, prolonged wiggle to his glove <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y1Yitola2Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/7y1Yitola2Q |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Ryan Dempster with glove twitch windup, pitches to Nick Markakis 8/20/12|last=dcwildcat97|date=24 August 2012|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> as part of his windup, a move he claims is done in order to prevent tipping opposing batters to his pitches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twinkietown.com/2013/5/18/4343116/starting-pitcher-scouting-reports-ryan-dempster-scott-diamond|title=Sat. Pitcher Scouting Reports: Dempster & Diamond|date=18 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PITCHf/x Player Card: Ryan Dempster|url=http://brooksbaseball.net/player_cards/player_card.php?player=133225|publisher=BrooksBaseball.net|access-date=3 May 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Dempster is widely known for his laid-back attitude, constantly joking with fans and teammates, and is said to be a positive contribution to a team's clubhouse. Dempster's fun and easy-going personality was especially evident when, in comments to an Arizona newspaper in March 2007, Dempster stated that if his career as a closer began to tumble, he would pursue [[ninja]] training.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/174627.php |title=Cubs closer has goals: save 50 games, learn to use nunchucks |access-date=December 15, 2008 |last=Trotto |first=Sarah |date=March 21, 2007 |work=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929022551/http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/174627.php |archive-date=September 29, 2008 }}</ref>
 
In early June 2009, Dempster released a statement explaining that his daughter, Riley Dempster, had [[DiGeorge Syndrome]], also known as  Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS), 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, and Shprintzen syndrome (after Dr. [[Robert Shprintzen]] who identified it in 1978). About 1 baby in 1800 is born with this genetic deletion which ubiquitously affects swallowing, breathing, and speech. Dempster did this because he wanted to help raise awareness of this [[genetic disease]]. When asked if she would lead a normal life, he replied, "Yeah, she will. There can be (problems), but so far all the signs are good. There's a lot of work to do. They say there are 186 symptoms you can have. You just check off ones as you go along." After roughly 2 months in the hospital, Riley was able to go home in early June.<ref>[http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jun/08/sports/chi-08-cubs-brite-chicagojun08.article "Chicago Cubs' Ryan Dempster and infant daughter fight rare disease"]. June 8, 2009, ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved on July 12, 2009.</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* National League [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2000]], [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2008]])
* Named one of the 99 "Good Guys" in professional sports by [[The Sporting News]].
* [[Tip O'Neill Award]] (2000)
* Played in the [[NHL All-Star Celebrity Challenge]] on January 30, 2002.
* Was inducted into the [[BC Sports Hall of Fame]] on May 31, 2018.

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball|Canada}}
* [[List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball single-inning strikeout leaders]]
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==References==
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