Jamie Ritchie (baseball)

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Jamie Ritchie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Catcher
Born: (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 28)
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Jamie Ritchie (born April 9, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Ritchie played college baseball at Belmont for three seasons. As a junior, he batted .302 with 58 hits, 13 doubles, six home runs and a team-high 38 RBIs.[1]

Ritchie was selected in the 13th round by the Houston Astros in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[2] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Tri-City ValleyCats of the New York–Penn League.[3] Ritchie began the 2015 season with the to the Class A Quad Cities River Bandits, where he was named a Midwest League All-Star, before being promoted to the Class A-Advanced Lancaster JetHawks.[4] Ritchie returned to Lancaster for the 2016 season.[5] Ritchie spent the 2017 season with the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks and started 2018 with the team before being promoted to the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.[6][7] He played for the Triple-A Round Rock Express in 2019 and was a member of the Astros 60-man player pool in 2020 after the minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Ritchie elected for free agency at the end of the 2020 season.[9]

Ritchie signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 11, 2021.[10] He was assigned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to start the 2021 Minor League season.[11]

Pittsburgh Pirates[]

On November 28, 2021, Ritchie signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jamie Ritchie Selected in 13th Round of MLB Draft – Belmont Bruins". Belmont.prestosports.com. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Michael (July 1, 2020). "Belmont trio receive MLB summer camp invites". NashvillePost.com.
  3. ^ "ValleyCats' Ritchie adjusting to pro ball". The Record.
  4. ^ "Ritchie gets all-star nod; River Bandits fall to Bees". Quad-City Times. June 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ritchie, JetHawks get rich in rout of Storm". MiLB.com.
  6. ^ "History-making cycle could be jump start for Ritchie's season". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. August 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Astros' Prospect Jamie Ritchie Battles Backstop Backlog". February 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Astros' Jamie Ritchie: Added to player pool". CBSSports.com. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  9. ^ "Giants might be interested in these minor-league free agents – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  10. ^ "Diamondbacks' Jamie Ritchie: Gets minor-league deal with Arizona". CBS Sports. RotoWire. January 11, 2021.
  11. ^ Ritenhouse, Duke (May 29, 2021). "How hot hitting has led Reno Aces to one of the best records in minors". Reno Gazette Journal.
  12. ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions: November". MLB.com. MLB. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

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