Jamie Ritchie

James Christopher Ritchie

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 203 lb.

• School Belmont University
• High School Buford High School

• Born April 9, 1993 in South Hadley, MA USA

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Biographical Information

Jamie Ritchie played in AAA in five seasons but never made the majors.

Ritchie hit .436 as a high school senior. He hit .203/.258/.246 as a college freshman, .221/.384/.353 as a sophomore and .302/.404/.464 as a junior. The Houston Astros took him in the 13th round of the 2014 amateur draft; the scout was Nick Venuto. Turning pro with the Tri-City Dust Devils, he batted .331/.455/.465. He was 5th in the New York-Penn League with 29 walks and easily led in OBP. He continued to get on pace frequently in 2015, split between the Quad Cities River Bandits (.266/.428/.367, 70 BB in 72 G) and Lancaster JetHawks (.308/.422/.444 in 39 G). He tied Joe DeCarlo for the Midwest League in walks despite being out of the league for over a month. He led Astros farmhands in walks, 9 ahead of AJ Reed. He was 4th in all of the affiliated minors, between Danny Hayes and Lars Anderson.

He hit .276/.389/.395 for the 2016 JetHawks, fielding .988 behind the dish. He hit for the cycle for the 2017 Corpus Christi Hooks and finished the year at .256/.382/.335. He split '18 between the Hooks (.280/.368/.348 in 45 G) and Fresno Grizzlies (.321/.433/.519 in 25 G). Despite his strong debut in AAA, he was not a September call-up to the 2018 Astros, who were getting little punch from Max Stassi and Brian McCann. With the 2019 Round Rock Express, he posted a .270/.375/.409 batting line. He was on the Great Britain national team in the 2019 European Championship but did not get into a game; presumably, he was injured or there were visa issues as their other catchers (Conner Brown and Brett Rosen) never played in the minors. The 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, he batted .317/.417/.430 for the 2021 Reno Aces but again not being called up to The Show. With the Pittsburgh Pirates' Indianapolis Indians affiliate in 2022, he hit .242/.375/.283. He was initially on the British team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic but was not on the roster when the event began for some reason. Signing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2023, he played for the Buffalo Bisons (.233/.364/.278 in 58 G) and New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2 for 4, 2 BB).