Happy Holidays from the Ryan's!

On behalf of Ruth, myself and our entire family, I want to extend our sincerest wishes for a safe and happy holiday season to you and your family! We'll be spending the holidays at the ranch with our children and grandchildren. We hope that you'll be spending special time with your family and loved ones as well.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A Day in the Life

People often ask me what I do these days now that I’m not playing baseball. Sometimes it can be hard for athletes to go from a professional career to the real world. But I’ve been blessed to continue to work in baseball while also focusing on my other loves – my family and raising beef. Balancing those three passions is my biggest challenge.

In baseball, I’m an owner of the minor league baseball teams the Round Rock Express and the Corpus Christi Hooks. On days that I’m home in Central Texas, I’ll work from my office. And if it’s during the season, I’ll attend as many of the Round Rock Express home games as I can.

I’m also special assistant to the president for the Houston Astros. That means I go to Houston a couple of times a month during the season. In the off-season, I attend the mini-camps, and then I go to spring training in Florida for a couple of weeks to work with the minor leaguers.

Every week I’ll also make it to one of my ranches. I have managers at each of the ranches and they do the daily operations, but I like to spend two or three days at each ranch working cattle or other chores that need attention. When I go to the Ray Ranch in South Texas, I’m just a short drive from Corpus Christi. So I’ll incorporate a trip to the Hooks office and maybe see a game or two while I’m there. That way I’ll combine my ranch visits and my baseball commitments on one trip to the area.

But of all the things I do, family is the most important. Ruth and I helped solve the family dilemma by moving to Central Texas to be near our three children and their families. Ruth’s parents also moved to the area so we’re all able to stay in touch on a regular basis. And being with my family makes the rest of my “jobs” all that much more enjoyable.