Naomi Ryan

Naomi Joy Ryan

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 150 lb.

• High School Miller School of Albemarle

• Born June 7, 2007

Biographical Information

Naomi Ryan has starred for the USA women's national team.

Ryan's high school coach was former major league great Billy Wagner. She debuted for the US at age 16, in the 2023-2024 Women's Baseball World Cup. She debuted against South Korea, starting in right and hitting 5th despite being their youngest player (teammate Meggie Meidlinger had been playing for the US before Ryan was born!). Her first time up, against Sayuri Ono, she hit into a force. Her first hit was off Canada's Jaida Lee, driving in Denae Benites and Ashton Lansdell. She pitched one game, closing out a combined no-hitter against Hong Kong. In a mercy rule rout, she took over for Remi Schaber in the 5th. She hit Chung-Yan Yuen then struck out the side (Man-Hoi Kwan, Yin-Sum Kwong and Ka-Shuen Wong). She also scored four times that day. In the US's 2-0 win over Mexico, she drove in their only runs against Adriana Palma, twice bringing in Alex Hugo. In the 2023 group A portion, she hit .455/.667/.636 with 8 runs and 6 RBI in four games. She handled five chances error-free and turned her shutout inning. She tied Sena Catterall for third in runs, tied for 8th in hits, tied for 4th with two doubles (even with Wing-Hin Ng, Daniela Leal and Raine Padgham), tied for 5th in RBI (with Benites, Lansdell and Caitlin Enyon), tied for 7th in total bases, tied Zoe Hicks and Stacy Fournier for first in walks (6), tied Catterall for 4th in average and trailed only Hicks and Hugo in OBP.

In the 2024 final phase, she remained a key performer for the US. She was the youngest player in the final portion, about three months younger than Sophia Broderick. Against tougher competition, she wasn't quite as dominant, but still started (mostly at first base), hitting .294/.400/.294 with five runs in five contests and did not pitch. She was 0-for-4 in their Gold Medal Game loss to Japan, driving in a run. She tied Kae Iwami and Madison Willan for 8th in the finals in runs, tied for 5th in walks (3) and led with 32 putouts (one ahead of Yuki Kawabata). She was named the All-Star first baseman, joining Hugo, Edith De Leija and Mia Valcke as the selected infielders.