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'''Ryan Howard''' (born [[November 19]], [[1979]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]) is ana [[first baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who currently plays for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. He graduated from [[Lafayette High School (Wildwood)|Lafayette High School]] in [[1998]] and attended [[Missouri State University|Southwest Missouri State University]] (now Missouri State University). While at SMS, Ryan pledged [[Phi Beta Sigma]] Fraternity Inc. He bats and throws left handed.
 
Selected in the 5th round of the [[2001 in baseball|2001]] draft, Howard quickly ascended the Phillies' [[minor league baseball|minor league]] system, earning consecutive [[MVP]] awards in the [[Florida State League|Florida State]] and [[Eastern League|Eastern]] leagues ([[2003 in baseball|2003]]-[[2004 in baseball|2004]]).