Robbie Ray

Robbie Ray (born November 3, 1982 in Davenport, Iowa) is an American professional auto racing driver. He races midget cars on the United States Auto Club (USAC) National tour. He won the 2003 Indiana (Midwest) regional midget championship and the 2005 national championship.

Racing career

Ray began his career in go-karts at the age of nine. He is most noted for winning the United Midget Racing Association sanctioned Rushville Nationals in 2001. He won the 2003 Midwest regional (Indiana) championship and the inaugural United States Auto Club Ford Focus Midget National Championship in 2005. He won the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association 'Rookie of the Year' honors in 2007; the series mainly features races at Angell Park Speedway.

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Robbie Ray (baseball)

Robert Glenn Ray (born October 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers.

Career

Washington Nationals

Ray was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 12th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Ray pitched in one game for the Vermont Lake Monsters in 2010, striking out two in one inning pitched. Pitching for the Hagerstown Suns in 2011, he went 2–3 with a 3.13 earned run average with 95 strikeouts in 89 innings pitched. Ray struggled pitching for the Potomac Nationals in 2012, going 4–12 with a 6.56 ERA. He returned to Potomac for the start of the 2013 season. After going 6–3 with a 3.11 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 84 innings, he was promoted to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators. He posted a 5–2 record with a 3.72 ERA at Harrisburg.

Detroit Tigers

On December 2, 2013, Ray was traded to the Detroit Tigers, along with Ian Krol and Steve Lombardozzi, Jr., for Doug Fister.