Ryan Joseph Braun is an American baseball right fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. Braun is considered a five-tool player for his ability to hit for power and average, his baserunning speed, and his excellent fielding and arm strength. Braun was a two-time All American at the University of Miami, where he was named "National Freshman of the Year" by Baseball America in 2003. The Brewers drafted him in the first round in the 2005 MLB Draft. He was the team's Minor League Player of the Year in 2006. He was ranked number seven by the Sporting News in its 2012 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. He was awarded the National League's Rookie of the Year in 2007, has won five Silver Slugger awards, and won the National League Most Valuable Player in 2011. He was named to five straight All-Star games. Braun has led the NL three times in slugging percentage, three times in extra-base hits, and once each in hits, home runs, and runs. On defense, he led all major league outfielders in fielding percentage in 2008, led NL left fielders in fielding percentage twice, and led NL left fielders in range factor in 2009 and 2012. 

November 17th, 1983 in Mission Hills (Age 40)