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[[File:Batting Stance Guy 2011.jpg|thumb|Ryness demonstrating [[Michael Morse (baseball)|Michael Morse]]'s batting stance in 2011.]]
[[File:Batting Stance Guy 2011.jpg|thumb|Ryness demonstrating [[Michael Morse (baseball)|Michael Morse]]'s batting stance in 2011.]]
'''Gar Ryness''', also known by his stage name as '''Batting Stance Guy''', is an American sports entertainer and [[YouTube]] personality. He performs impressions of the batting stances of Major League Baseball players. He can mimic the batting stances of the starting line-ups of all 30 [[MLB]] teams.<ref name="nyt">Greg Hanlon, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/sports/baseball/15stance.html "Meet Gar Ryness: Batting Stance Guy"] in the ''New York Times,'' 15 March 2009.</ref>
'''Gar Ryness''', also known by his stage name '''Batting Stance Guy''', is an American sports entertainer and [[YouTube]] personality. Ryness mimics the batting stances of Major League Baseball players, both active and retired.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


Ryness grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from [[Monte Vista High School (Danville, California)|Monte Vista High School]] in [[Danville, California|Danville]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/columns/ci_15241622|title=Carl Steward 'In Our Backyard': Batting Stance Guy becomes baseball sensation|website=[[San Jose Mercury]]|accessdate=March 11, 2015}}</ref> He is married and has two children. Before landing a deal with Fox Sports Net, he worked for a nonprofit Christian organization as a spiritual advisor to professionals in the entertainment industry. He is a graduate of [[Syracuse University]].
Ryness grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from [[Monte Vista High School (Danville, California)|Monte Vista High School]] in [[Danville, California|Danville]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/columns/ci_15241622|title=Carl Steward 'In Our Backyard': Batting Stance Guy becomes baseball sensation|website=[[San Jose Mercury]]|accessdate=March 11, 2015}}</ref> He is married with two children. Before landing a deal with Fox Sports Net, he worked for a nonprofit Christian organization as a spiritual advisor to professionals in the entertainment industry. He has since made a career in the finance and pharmaceutical industries. He is a graduate of [[Syracuse University]].


Ryness stated that he first realized his talent at age seven when he was playing wiffle ball in his backyard. He said he never stopped imitating the pros and simply loves baseball.<ref>Cameron Smith, [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/baseball-insider/2008/10/moment_of_levity_batting_stanc.html "Moment of Levity: Batting Stance Guy"] in the ''Washington Post,'' 21 October 2008.</ref> Ryness claims that he only has to watch a hitter a few times before he can perfectly imitate their stance: He picks up the tiniest details and exaggerates them so that people notice them more. He said he loves traveling around the country and bringing nostalgia to the fans and players.<ref name="ap">[http://www.battingstanceguy.com/2009/05/19/more-bsg-from-the-ap Rise of the BSG "The Rise of the Batting Stance Guy"] from the ''Associated Press,'' 19 May 2009.</ref>
Ryness, a baseball fan, began practicing his talent at seven years old while playing wiffle ball in his backyard.<ref>Cameron Smith, [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/baseball-insider/2008/10/moment_of_levity_batting_stanc.html "Moment of Levity: Batting Stance Guy"] in the ''Washington Post,'' 21 October 2008.</ref> Ryness claims that he only has to watch a hitter a few times before he can imitate their stance. He picks up on the intricacies of each stance and exaggerates them so that people notice and recognize them. He said he loves traveling around the country and bringing nostalgia to the fans and players.<ref name="ap">[http://www.battingstanceguy.com/2009/05/19/more-bsg-from-the-ap Rise of the BSG "The Rise of the Batting Stance Guy"] from the ''Associated Press,'' 19 May 2009.</ref>


==TV appearances and radio broadcasts==
==TV appearances and radio broadcasts==

Revision as of 14:28, 21 April 2023

Ryness demonstrating Michael Morse's batting stance in 2011.

Gar Ryness, also known by his stage name Batting Stance Guy, is an American sports entertainer and YouTube personality. Ryness mimics the batting stances of Major League Baseball players, both active and retired.

Personal life

Ryness grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Monte Vista High School in Danville in 1991.[1] He is married with two children. Before landing a deal with Fox Sports Net, he worked for a nonprofit Christian organization as a spiritual advisor to professionals in the entertainment industry. He has since made a career in the finance and pharmaceutical industries. He is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Ryness, a baseball fan, began practicing his talent at seven years old while playing wiffle ball in his backyard.[2] Ryness claims that he only has to watch a hitter a few times before he can imitate their stance. He picks up on the intricacies of each stance and exaggerates them so that people notice and recognize them. He said he loves traveling around the country and bringing nostalgia to the fans and players.[3]

TV appearances and radio broadcasts

References

  1. ^ "Carl Steward 'In Our Backyard': Batting Stance Guy becomes baseball sensation". San Jose Mercury. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Cameron Smith, "Moment of Levity: Batting Stance Guy" in the Washington Post, 21 October 2008.
  3. ^ Rise of the BSG "The Rise of the Batting Stance Guy" from the Associated Press, 19 May 2009.
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