Tucson Saguaros

Ryan Retz, the Star’s 2009 Southern Arizona Player of the Year, appreciates the opportunity. β€œThe dream is still there, in the back of my mind. There’s always that chance.”

Former Canyon del Oro baseball standoutΒ Ryan RetzΒ was the MVP of the Pecos League baseball playoffs for the Tucson Saguaros this summer, hitting .345 overall. He was then signed by the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association, the top independent league in baseball. Retz hit .307 in his first 10 games in Kansas City, whose season ends Monday. In 2013, Retz was an all-Big South second team pick while playing for High Point.


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