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Riley Thompson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (minors, 60-day IL)

Born: July 9, 1996 in Evansville, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 37th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Christian Academy (Louisville, KY), the New York Yankees in the 25th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) and the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Louisville (Louisville, KY).

High School: Christian Academy (Louisville, KY)

School: University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)

Full Name: Benjamin Riley Thompson

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2017	20	-0.6	Louisville	ACC	NCAA		1	0	1.000	4.02	4.60	14	0			0	0	15.2	14	8	7	1	9		23	4	0	2	73	1.468	8.0	0.6	5.2	13.2	2.56
2017	20	0.0	Orleans	CCBL	Smr		2	0	1.000	3.00	3.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	2	2	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	29	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
2018	21	0.4	Louisville	ACC	NCAA		1	3	.250	6.82	7.91	11	7			0	0	33.0	32	29	25	1	25		35	6	0	3	164	1.727	8.7	0.3	6.8	9.5	1.40
2018	21	-0.3	Eugene	NORW	A-	CHC	0	2	.000	2.84	3.55	9	8	0	0	0	0	25.1	24	10	8	1	9	0	25	3	2	2	109	1.303	8.5	0.4	3.2	8.9	2.78
2019	22	0.1	South Bend	MIDW	A	CHC	8	6	.571	3.06	4.31	21	21	0	0	0	0	94.0	85	45	32	9	31	0	87	2	3	7	391	1.234	8.1	0.9	3.0	8.3	2.81
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		8	8	.500	3.02	4.15	30	29	0	0	0	0	119.1	109	55	40	10	40	0	112	5	5	9	500	1.249	8.2	0.8	3.0	8.4	2.80
College (2 seasons)					College		2	3	.400	5.92	6.84	25	7			0	0	48.2	46	37	32	2	34		58	10	0	5	237	1.644	8.5	0.4	6.3	10.7	1.71
Other (1 season)					Other		2	0	1.000	3.00	3.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	2	2	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	29	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
All Levels (3 Seasons)							12	11	.522	3.83	4.86	60	36	0	0	0	0	174.0	161	94	74	12	80	0	176	15	5	14	766	1.385	8.3	0.6	4.1	9.1	2.20

A (1 season)					Minors		8	6	.571	3.06	4.31	21	21	0	0	0	0	94.0	85	45	32	9	31	0	87	2	3	7	391	1.234	8.1	0.9	3.0	8.3	2.81
A- (1 season)					Minors		0	2	.000	2.84	3.55	9	8	0	0	0	0	25.1	24	10	8	1	9	0	25	3	2	2	109	1.303	8.5	0.4	3.2	8.9	2.78