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Stephen Ridings

Stephen Thomas Ridings (born August 14, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.

Stephen Ridings
Ridings with the New York Yankees
High Point Rockers – No. 39
Pitcher
Born: (1995-08-14) August 14, 1995 (age 29)
Commack, New York, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 3, 2021, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average1.80
Strikeouts7
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Career

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Amateur career

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Ridings attended St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York,[1] and played college baseball at Haverford College.[2]

Chicago Cubs

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Ridings was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the eighth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4] Ridings made his professional debut in 2017 with the rookie-level Arizona League Cubs, logging a 4.09 ERA in 12 appearances. In 2018, Ridings played for the Low-A Eugene Emeralds, pitching to a 4.15 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 34.2 innings across 22 games.[5]

Kansas City Royals

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On March 9, 2019, the Cubs traded Ridings to the Kansas City Royals for Donnie Dewees.[6] Ridings spent the 2019 season with the rookie-level Idaho Falls Chukars, but struggled to a 4-3 record and 5.91 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 13 games (11 of them starts). Ridings did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] On November 4, 2020, Ridings was released by the Royals organization.[8]

New York Yankees

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On January 18, 2021, Ridings signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.[9] Ridings began the year with the Double-A Somerset Patriots, posting a 0.47 ERA in 14 appearances with the team before being promoted to Triple-A. On July 21, while pitching for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, he combined with Luis Gil and Reggie McClain to throw a no-hitter.[10]

Ridings made his major league debut on August 3, 2021, in which he struck out three batters and allowed one hit. Luis Gil started the game and Brody Koerner also pitched. It was only the second time that three pitchers debuted in the same game for the Yankees, previously occurring on September 26, 1950.[11] Ridings pitched to a 1.80 ERA in five appearances with the big league club before being returned to Triple-A Scranton on August 17.[12] The Yankees added Ridings to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season on November 19, 2021.[13]

Ridings began the 2022 season with a right shoulder impingement. He began throwing bullpen sessions in August,[14] but never appeared in a game having spent the entire season on the injured list.

New York Mets

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On November 15, 2022, the New York Mets claimed Ridings from the Yankees off of waivers.[15] On May 1, 2023, Ridings was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right lat strain that he had suffered in Spring Training.[16] On June 15, he was activated from the injured list and optioned to the Triple–A Syracuse Mets.[17] After posting a 6.75 ERA in 10 minor league games, on July 19, Ridings was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Syracuse.[18] He was released by the Mets organization on July 30.[19]

High Point Rockers

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On July 7, 2024, Ridings signed with the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[20] In 9 games (7 starts) 32.1 innings he went 1-0 with a 3.06 ERA with 41 strikeouts.

Personal life

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After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, Ridings worked out on his own, paying the bills by selling sports equipment and teaching chemistry as a substitute teacher at the Palm Beach Maritime Academy in Lantana, Florida.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "LI native Stephen Ridings' longtime private pitching coach saw future greatness for the Yankee". August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Haverford's Stephen Ridings Learning In Cubs Organization". CBS Local. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Stephen Ridings' journey from LI to the Cubs". Newsday. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Mims, Steve (June 28, 2018). "Eugene Emeralds pitcher Stephen Ridings rises from small college to the minor leagues". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stephen Ridings College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  6. ^ "Stephen Ridings Traded to Kansas City Royals Organization". March 11, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via www.haverfordathletics.com. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. June 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Minor League Transactions". November 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Stephen Ridings, Yankees' new 6-foot-8 flame thrower, opens eyes in Somerset Patriots' Opening Night win". nj. May 5, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "Yanks' Triple-A affiliate throws no-hitter". MLB.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Gil throws 6 scoreless in MLB debut, Yankees rout Orioles". cbssports.com. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  12. ^ RotoWire Staff (August 17, 2021). "Yankees' Stephen Ridings: Heads back to minors". Cbssports.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  13. ^ Nov 23, 2021 at 5:46 pm ET • 1 min read (November 23, 2021). "Yankees release Clint Frazier, Rougned Odor; trade Tyler Wade to Angels in roster shakeup". Cbssports.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Yankees fireballing reliever making progress, could help late season". nj.com. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  15. ^ "Yankees lose righty pitching prospect to Mets". November 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "Mets' Stephen Ridings: Shifts to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  17. ^ "Mets' Stephen Ridings: Activated, optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Mets' Stephen Ridings: Sent outright to Triple–A". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "Transactions".
  20. ^ "Transactions". baseball.pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  21. ^ Lou DiPietro (August 4, 2021). "Stephen Ridings dominates in MLB debut amid family tragedy". Audacy.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  22. ^ "The substitute teacher who joined the Yankees". Mlb.com. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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