Riccardo Ingram

Riccardo Benay Ingram was born on September 10, 1966 in Douglas, Georgia. 

The Detroit Tigers drafted him in round four of the 1987 MLB Draft. He played 12 games for them in 1994, going 5-for-23 (.217) with a walk and two RBI. Ingram signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins the following year, and appeared in four big league games for them. He was 1-for-8 (.125) with two walks.

Minnesota retained him as a minor league coach when he was done playing. He managed the GCL Twins (Rookie), Fort Myers Miracle (High-A) and New Britain Rock Cats (Double-A) for a combined total of four seasons, compiling a record of 239-235 as skipper. Between these managerial stints, Ingram was employed as a hitting coach working across various levels of the Twins system.

He was diagnosed with brain cancer while serving as the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings hitting coach in 2009. Ingram received radiation theory, and returned to work after a six week absence. The cancer came back in 2014, and Ingram passed away during spring training in 2015. He had been serving as a roving minor league instructor for the Twins at the time of his death.

• 1986 All-ACC (football)
  • 79 tackles
• 1987 ACC Player of the Year (baseball)
  • .426 average with 17 home runs
• 1986-87 ACC Male Athlete of the Year (all sports)
• Georgia Tech Hall of Fame