Ryan Joseph Braun (born November 17, 1983, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California), nicknamed The Hebrew Hammer, is an American right-handed All-Star left fielder who broke into Major League Baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007.

He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2007, and led the National League (NL) in slugging percentage. He also won the Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year, the Baseball America Rookie of the Year, the Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball NL Rookie of the Year, and the Players Choice NL Most Outstanding Rookie Awards. Over the previous decade, the only other NL hitter to win all five awards was Albert Pujols, in 2001.

Braun won the 2008 NL Outfielder Silver Slugger Award, was the starting left fielder for the US team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and was a starting NL All Star outfielder in both 2008 and 2009. In 2009 he was named to the Sporting News' list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball, ranking No. 32 on the list.