Ryan Dempster Profile
Ryan Dempster is an American Award-Winning Host and former professional baseball pitcher working at MLB Network serving as an analyst and host of “Intentional Talk.” He also works at the Marquee Sports Network serving as a contributor and studio analyst.
Ryan Dempster Career
Dempster serves as an analyst and host of “Intentional Talk” alongside Siera Santos and Kevin Millar at MLB Network. He also works at the Marquee Sports Network serving as a contributor and studio analyst. Prior to working at MLB Network, he worked as a baseball pitcher and accumulated saved 87 games, and won 132 games. In more than seven seasons, he pitched 200 innings.
Dempster kickstarted his baseball career in 1998 playing for the Florida Marlins till 2002. From 2002 to 2003, he played for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs from 2004 to 2012. His next stop was at Texas Rangers where he played for the 2012 league and pitched 69 innings and had 70 strikeouts. In 2013, he played for the Boston Red Sox where he finished the league with a 4.57 ERA in 32 games (29 starts).
Ryan Dempster Age
Dempster was born on May 3, 1977, in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada. He is therefore 46 years old as of 2023.
Ryan Dempster Height
Dempster stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 2 inches.
Ryan Dempster Family
Information regarding Dempster’s parents and siblings is under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Ryan Dempster Wife
Dempster was married to Jenny Dempster for about 10 years but divorced in January 2012. Dempster got married for the second time to Mia Bella and on September 9, 2022, the two celebrated their anniversary.
Ryan Dempster Children
Dempster is also proud to be the father to his four kids including Riley Dempster who has the DiGeorges Syndrome. This disease causes affects swallowing, speech, and breathing. Due to this, Ryan is always raising awareness all across the USA and beyond.
Ryan Dempster Salary
Being one of the top hosts and former professional baseball pitchers for MLB Network, Dempster earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Ryan Dempster Net Worth
Dempster has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Host and former professional baseball pitcher.
Ryan Dempster The Boston Red Sox
Dempster joined The Boston Red Sox in August 2013 and signed a two-year contract worth $26.5 million. He finished the league with a 4.57 ERA in 32 games (29 starts). In addition to that, he was also among the 25-man active roster for the postseason where he appeared three times.
Ryan Dempster Retirement
Dempster publicized that he would be retiring from baseball on February 16, 2014. The reason behind this retirement was that he wanted to focus more on his family. After being put on the reserve/retired list for the 2014 season by The Red Sox he did not receive a full-season salary worth $13.25 million.
Upon officially retiring on October 8, 2014, he worked at the Cubs’ front office where he served as an assistant to president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and manager Jed Hoyer. In 2017, he played for Team Canada where he pitched a total of only 2+1⁄3 innings.
Ryan Dempster Teams
- Florida Marlins (1998–2002)
- Cincinnati Reds (2002–2003)
- Chicago Cubs (2004–2012)
- Texas Rangers (2012)
- Boston Red Sox (2013)
Ryan Dempster Awards and Honors
- National League All-Star
- Named one of the 99 “Good Guys” in professional sports by The Sporting News.
- Tip O’Neill Award in 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.
Ryan Dempster MLB Network
Dempster is working at MLB Network where he works alongside other famous MLB Network anchors and reporters including;
- Cameron Maybin
- Kevin Millar
- Kelly Nash
- Melanie Newman
- Dan O’Dowd
- Jake Peavy
- Carlos Peña
- Hunter Pence
- Dan Plesac
- Jim Thome
- Matt Vasgersian
- Tom Verducci
- Adnan Virk
- Matt Yallof
- Chris Young