Ranch Wilder

Ranch Wilder is the main antagonist of the 1994 remake Angels in the Outfield. Wilder is the loudmouthed Angels broadcaster, a former baseball player, and a former manager of the Angels. He is the rival of the current of Angels manager George Knox. Wilder is portrayed by Jay O. Sanders.

Baseball player
During his days as a baseball player, Wilder was responsible for ruining George Knox's career as a baseball player when purposely slide into him with his nails up, which caused Knox to suffer a knee injury just when he was coming into his best years. Ever since then, the two have developed a mutual hatred of each other. Before Wilder became the California Angels broadcaster, he was the Angels' manager, but he had presumably the same problems Knox had when he was managing the team.

Sports Broadcaster
During a game between the Angels and the Toronto Blue Jays, after Knox is throw out for a causing with one his own players, Wilder says that the owner, Hank Murphy, is out of his mind to put up with this. When the other broadcaster, Wally, asks Wilder if he thinks he could do better, Wilder tells him he could do blindfolded. Wally then remind Wilder about the problems he had when he was managing, the latter shrugs him off. Then Wilder makes a broadcast about Murphy dealing with Knox behavior, which the latter was listening to. After Wilder does an interview with Knox, which leads to an argument between the two, that ended with Knox sucker punching Wilder, knocking him out and giving him a black eye.

Trivia

 * As running gag throughout the film, Wilder constantly shut offs the microphone of his fellow broadcaster Wally when he talks during the games.