| Stephen Ridings | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:August 14, 1995 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 record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 1.80 |
| Strikeouts | 7 |
| Teams | |
Stephen Thomas Ridings (born August 14,1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Ridings attended St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington,New York, [1] and played college baseball at Haverford College. [2]
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]
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]
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.
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]
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. [20] [21]
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Chicago Cubs system:
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