Ryan Michael Ritter...Son of Ken and Maureen...Oldest of seven children...Played at John A. Logan College (Ill.) in 2020 before transferring to the University of Kentucky...In two seasons with the Wildcats (2021-22), slashed .280/.350/.423 across 111 games with 19 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 56 RBI...Won the ABCA Rawlings Gold Glove award at shortstop his junior year in 2022, the sixth player in school history to win a Gold Glove award...Was also named to the Southeastern Conference All-Defensive Team...Was a three-sport athlete at Lincoln-Way East High School (Ill.), playing baseball, basketball and football...As a senior in 2019, batted .429 with 13 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 41 runs and a .724 slugging percentage.
2025
Made his Major League debut on June 6 with a start at shortstop … tripled in the fifth inning for his first career hit, becoming the first Rockie in franchise history to triple in their first career game...Became the first Rockie in franchise history to record two triples in their first five career games and the first Major Leaguer to do so since Jake Cronenworth (2020)...Began his career with a hit in each of his first six games and seven of his first eight … longest hitting streak by a Rockies player to begin their career since David Dahl’s 17 games from July 25-Aug. 11, 2016 (a Rockies franchise record) … surpassed by Warming Bernabel’s seven-game streak to begin his career later in 2025...Appeared only at shortstop through his first 29 career games before moving to second base for his final 30 starts of the season when SS Ezequiel Tovar returned from the injured list...Hit .261 (31-for-119) in 36 games at Coors Field and .206 (14-for-68) in 24 road games...Hit his first Major League home run on July 12 at Cincinnati off Brady Singer...On the injured list July 20-Aug. 15 with a right middle finger laceration after getting hit with a pitch on a bunt attempt...Broke up the Dodgers’ combined no-hitter with a leadoff double in the ninth inning on Sept. 8...Recorded a career-high three hits Sept. 25 at Seattle...In his first stint at the Triple-A level prior to his call up, slashed .305/.413/.635 with 13 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 45 RBI in 52 games overall with the Isotopes (excluding three rehab games in August) ... at the time of his call-up, led the PCL in slugging and OPS (1.048), tied for the lead in extra-base hits (32), second in home runs, tied for second in RBI, third in total bases (129) and sixth in OBP...Held a 21-game hitting streak (.415/.456/.456) at the time of his promotion, tied for the fifth-longest streak in the PCL in 2025...Named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Month for May after slashing .381/.445/.918 with 10 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 31 RBI in 24 games during the month … led all PCL players in total bases (89), RBI, slugging, OPS (1.363), tied for first in hits (37), doubles, triples and home runs, and ranked second in runs (27) and average in that span...Won back-to-back Player of the Week honors in Albuquerque, May 12-25 … recorded an extra-base hit in 11-straight games May 15-27 (9 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR).
2024
Spent the season with Double-A Hartford (91 games) and slashed .270/.370/.403 with 17 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 32 RBI and 17 stolen bases...Among qualified players, led the Yard Goats in on-base percentage (.370) and OPS (.773) and tied for first in batting average (.270)...Went 17-for-17 in stolen base attempts, the only Rockies Minor Leaguer to have 17 or more stolen bases without getting caught...Reached base safely in 31 straight games June 21-Sept. 12, the fifth longest on-base streak by a Double-A player...Played for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League and slashed .150/.477/.350 with two doubles and two home runs in 15 games...Walked 18 times and was hit-by-pitch seven times.
2023
Named the California League MVP while also earning Post-Season and MiLB.com Organization All-Star honors...Played 65 games with Single-A Fresno and slashed .305/.405/.606 with 14 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 58 RBI…tied for second in home runs in the California League...Promoted to High-A Spokane on July 3 and appeared in 46 games with the Indians, slashing .265/.367/.441 with 10 doubles, one triple and six home runs...Assigned to Double-A Hartford on Sept. 6 and went 4-for-25 (4-for-25) across eight games.
2022
Made his professional debut with the ACL Rockies and went 8-for-25 (.320) over eight games with four doubles, one triple, one home run and four RBI … logged a 1.094 OPS.
