Ryan Ritter
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| Ryan Ritter | |
|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies – No. 8 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: November 10, 2000 Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 6, 2025, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 18 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Ryan Michael Ritter (born November 10, 2000) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Ritter attended Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Illinois, graduating in 2019. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 33rd round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign.[1] Ritter had committed to play college baseball at Austin Peay State University, but instead enrolled at John A. Logan College.[2] He played in 21 games in the shortened season, hitting .342. After the season, he transferred to the University of Kentucky. For the 2021 season, he started 52 games and batted .275 with three home runs and twenty RBI.[3] In 2020, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League,[4] and in 2021 with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5][6] For the 2022 season, Ritter played in 59 games and hit .283 with eight home runs and 36 RBI.[7] He was awarded the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award for shortstop.[8]