mo , ▁California . ▁He ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁draft , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁sign ▁and ▁played ▁college ▁baseball ▁at ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁North ridge . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁Stanis laus . ▁He ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ML B ▁draft ▁and ▁signed . ▁ ▁Ryan ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁Ren eg ades , ▁compiling ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 7 2 ▁E RA ▁over ▁ ▁inn ings . ▁He ▁started ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁with ▁the ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁Hot ▁Rod s ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁Stone ▁C rab s ▁and ▁Mont gom ery ▁Bis cu its ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁Over ▁ 2 4 ▁games ▁( 2 2 ▁starts ) ▁between ▁the ▁three ▁clubs , ▁Ryan ▁pitch ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 9 - 4 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 . 9 6 ▁E RA , ▁striking ▁out ▁ 1 8 3 ▁bat ters ▁over ▁ ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁Brian ▁Sh af fer ▁ ▁Brian ▁Sh af fer ▁( born ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁baseball ▁pitch er ▁in ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁organization . ▁ ▁Sh