Ryan Sebastian Sherriff (born May 25, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Rays.
In 2011 as a sophomore at Glendale Community College, he was named First Team All-Western State Conference South Division. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.
In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Sherriff was 1-0 with one save and a perfect 0.00 ERA, as in 10 relief appearances he pitched 9.2 scoreless innings and had an 0.828 WHIP, holding batters to a .188 batting average.
He was the only pitcher in the American League to not give up an earned run, of those who pitched 9.2 or more innings. Of those pitchers, he also had the 4th-lowest slugging percentage against, at .188.
Through 2020, he had induced ground balls 60.4% of the time. Through 2020, he also held left-handed batters to a .125/.143/.146 line and a .289 On-base Plus Slugging percentage in his career. He was relieved in two games in the 2020 World Series, pitching two scoreless innings without allowing any hits.
After blowing a save in a 6-4 win against the Miami Marlins the previous day, on April 3, 2021, Sherriff was placed on the restricted list to “take some time away from the game.”
There are no details about his marital status. He may be married or unmarried. There are also no rumors about his wife and girlfriend.