RHP Ryan McDonagh, FA, Signed by Kansas City Royals -- $455,000
RHP Ryan McDonagh was signed on his March trip to Arizona by the Kansas City Royals
Hometown: Milton, Ont.
Born: Milton, Ont.
Height/Weight: 6’ 5” 190 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R-R
Teams: Ontario Blue Jays, Canadian Premier League all-stars.
Signed: Kansas City Royals.
Bonus: $425,000.
Royals signing scout Adam Stern (London, Ont.) with Ontario Blue Jays RHP Ryan McDonagh.
Scouts: Adam Stern (London, Ont.), Buddy Gouldsmith, scouting director Brian Bridges and former scouting director Lonnie Goldberg, former Guelph resident.
How KC got it done: The Royals had spent $13,394,600 of their $13,023,300 bonus pool for a 2.9% overage. They were able to give McDonagh a $425,000 bonus, of which $275,000 counts in KC’s 2024 bonus pool. KC’s total signing bonus allotment climbs to $13,669,600, or a 4.96% bonus pool overage. The largest previous bonus given to a non-drafted free agent was $400,000 the Arizona Diamondbacks gave RHP Felipe Perez in 2012, according to the legendary Jim Calls of MLB Pipeline.
Coaches: Corey Eckstein, Jamie Romak.
Committed: Xavier.
Previous Teams: FieldHouse Pirates, Milton Mets,
Previous Coaches: Jimmy Richardson, Perry Scott, George Halim, Tony Busseri and Steve Forsyth.
The most influential person in my baseball life: “(Ontario Blue Jays) Pitching coach Jared Kennedy, who has a great mind for pitching.”
Jason McDonagh, with his son RHP Ryan McDonagh on signing day in Surprise, Ariz.
Canucks in Surprise when he arrived: Terriers grad LHP Jordan Woods (Oakville, Ont.), ABC grad RHP Louis-Philippe Langevin (Quebec, Ont.) a Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns draft, ex-Great Lake Canadian RHP Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.), former Team Ontario first rounder Scott Thorman (Cambridge, Ont.) former minor league manager and current field coordinator, Yannick Plante, (Hearst, Ont.) strength coach and Pete Berryman, son of Tim Berryman (Burlington, Ont.) of the undefeated, untied University of Ottawa Gee-Gees, Vanier Cup champions in 1975.
2024 season: Pitched two scoreless innings against the Diamondbacks’ first and second-year pros, striking out three allowing one hit and one walk. His fastball was in the 92-96 MPH range.
Interested teams: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and others.
Honours: 2025 _ Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All American All Region First Team for Canada/Puerto Rico ... Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All American All Region Honourable Mention for Canada/Puerto Rico.
