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Big Dill: Seahawks punter now part owner of Portland Pickles

Seahawks punter Jon Ryan isn't gherkin around when it comes to baseball.

When he's not kicking footballs for the Seahawks, the 35-year-old Ryan is a frequent visitor to Mariners games, whether at spring training in Peoria, Arizona, or at Safeco Field.

On Wednesday, Ryan, a Saskatchewan native, took his love of America's national pastime to a new level when he was introduced as part owner of the Portland Pickles, a collegiate wood-bat team founded in 2016.

Ryan announced the news on Twitter before a ceremony in the Rose City.

The Pickles play in the six-team Great West League, which was founded in 2014 and includes teams from Medford, Oregon, and four Northern California towns: Chico, Lincoln Marysville and Yuba City.