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Braves prospect retrospect: Ryan Klesko

Our trip down Atlanta Braves’ memory lane continues with a look at one of the big sluggers from that magical 1990s run. Before Ryan Klesko was belting home runs for Atlanta, he was one of the best prospects in all of baseball.

We’ll take a look at Klesko’s career in just a minute. First, here’s who we’ve looked at so far in our Braves prospect retrospect series.

Now, let’s take a look at the rise of Ryan Klesko.

Ryan Klesko, a top-10 MiLB prospect

Klesko was a big-time pitching prospect for Westminster High School in northern Orange County, California in the late 1980s.