Former High School Stars in Professional Baseball

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Phillip is a 2018 graduate of Tallmadge. He was the starting shortstop and leadoff hitter for the Blue Devils 2017 State Championship team.
 
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GlenOak alum Ryan Bergert called up to Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres​

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Josh Weir
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April 25, 2025 | Updated April 26, 2025, 12:22 a.m. ET

Ryan Bergert is big-league bound.

The GlenOak High School baseball alum has been called up by the San Diego Padres, the club announced Friday.

Bergert, a right-handed pitcher, was recalled from Triple-A El Paso. He is rated the No. 21 prospect for the Padres by MLB.com.

The 25-year-old Bergert is the fourth Stark County native on a Major League Baseball roster. Dillon Dingler is with the Detroit Tigers and his former Jackson High School teammate Kyle Nicolas is with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Marlington alum Zach Dezenzo is with the Houston Astros.

Bergert, who was 0-1 with a 5.16 ERA in five starts with El Paso this season, will join the Padres bullpen and likely will pitch in long relief. After not pitching Friday night, he could make his MLB debut Saturday when the Padres host the Tampa Bay Rays.

A 2018 GlenOak graduate, Bergert went 4-1 with a 3.19 ERA during his senior season with the Golden Eagles. He struck out 66 batters in 37⅓ innings, earning first-team honors for All-Federal League and Repository All-Stark County.

GlenOak High School graduate Ryan Bergert pitches for the Fort Wayne Tincaps during the 2023 season. Courtesy of Fort Wayne Tincaps


Bergert went 4-1 with a 2.30 ERA in 21 career appearances in two seasons at West Virginia University before missing a year because of elbow surgery. He was drafted in the sixth round (190th overall) in 2021 by the Padres, becoming the first GlenOak product selected in the MLB Draft since Allen Tyson in 1987. Bergert would be the first GlenOak alum to appear in an MLB game.

In 82 career minor league appearances, including 75 starts, Bergert was 13-25 with a 4.33 ERA and 380 strikeouts in 340⅔ innings.

Padres No. 5 starter Kyle Hall was demoted to El Paso on Thursday, opening a spot for Bergert's promotion.

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GlenOak alum Ryan Bergert called up to Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres

Right-handed pitcher Ryan Bergert, a 2018 GlenOak High School alum, could make his MLB debut when the Padres host the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
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