Riley Pint
Riley Pint | |
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Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Lenexa, Kansas, U.S. | November 6, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 17, 2023, for the Colorado Rockies | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 22.09 |
Strikeouts | 7 |
Teams | |
Riley Kenneth Pint (born November 6, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He was drafted fourth overall in the 2016 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies, for whom he made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2023.
Amateur career
[edit]Pint attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kansas. As a freshman, he had a 3–2 win–loss record with a 3.19 earned run average (ERA), and 35 strikeouts. As a sophomore, Pint went 8–0 with a 2.58 ERA and 57 strikeouts.[1] As a junior, he was 5–2 with a 2.20 ERA and 47 strikeouts.[2] Prior to his senior year, Pint and Jason Groome were the only two high school students on the Golden Spikes Award watchlist.[3] Pint also played basketball in high school.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Pint was considered a top prospect for the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[1][5][6] He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the fourth overall pick of the draft.[7] He was committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball, but signed with the Rockies.[8][9] He spent his first professional season with the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, where he posted a 1–5 record with a 5.35 ERA in 11 starts.[10] Pint spent 2017 with the Asheville Tourists of the Single-A South Atlantic League, where he pitched 93 innings and went 2–11 with a 5.42 ERA, 79 strikeouts, and 59 walks in 22 games started.[11] He returned to Asheville to begin 2018, and injured his forearm in his first start, landing him on the 7-day disabled list.[12][13] After returning from the injury, he was reassigned to the Boise Hawks and started three games for them, compiling a 1.13 ERA in eight innings pitched.[14]
Pint returned to Asheville in 2019, but missed time due to injury; over 17+2⁄3 innings, he went 0–1 with an 8.66 ERA and 23 strikeouts.[15][16] Pint did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A West League.[18] He continued to struggle with his control, striking out 17 while walking 10 in 10+2⁄3 innings pitched, before he decided to retire on June 8, 2021.[19]
On March 4, 2022, Pint un-retired and rejoined the Rockies organization.[20] He split the season between the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats and the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, logging a cumulative 2–2 record and 4.53 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 45+2⁄3 innings pitched across 41 appearances.
On November 15, 2022, the Rockies added Pint to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[21] Pint suffered a mild oblique strain during spring training and was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque to begin the 2023 season.[22] In 13 games for Albuquerque, Pint worked to a 7.41 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched. On May 14, 2023, the Rockies announced that Pint would be promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[23]
Pint was optioned to Triple–A Albuquerque to begin the 2024 season.[24] In 4 games for the Rockies, he struggled to a 21.60 ERA with 7 strikeouts over 3+1⁄3 innings pitched. On August 17, 2024, Pint was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Albuquerque.[25] On November 6, he elected free agency.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rosetta, Randy (January 13, 2015). "Future can wait for LSU commit Riley Pint, regarded as No. 1 prospect in 2016 MLB draft". The Times-Piscayune. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Beck, Joel (March 10, 2016). "St. Thomas Aquinas (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) pitcher Riley Pint is lighting up radar guns". USA Today. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Jason Groome, Riley Pint are only high schoolers on Golden Spikes Award watch list". USA Today. February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Boyce, David (December 19, 2014). "Riley Pint steps up big for St. Thomas Aquinas at Hy-Vee Shootout". Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Phillies have their first-pick attention focused on LSU commit Riley Pint". The Times Picayune. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas high school pitcher Riley Pint on Phillies' radar". Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 2015. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Scobyascoby, Ashley (June 9, 2016). "Aquinas pitcher Riley Pint goes to Colorado Rockies with No. 4 pick in MLB Draft | The Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "LSU recruit Riley Pint is holding steady, but he also knows things could change".
- ^ Kruth, Cash (January 20, 2016). "Rockies sign Draft pick Riley Pint | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Riley Pint Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Riley Pint Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Rockies' Pint exits season debut due to injury". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (April 13, 2018). "Rockies' Riley Pint: On DL with forearm tightness". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Riley Pint Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Asheville Tourists Open Season on Thursday Night". April 3, 2019.
- ^ Newman, Kyle (July 26, 2019). "Rockies prospect update: Terrin Vavra raking for Asheville, lefty Colten Schmidt earns promotion and more". Denverpost.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
- ^ "Spokane Indians notebook: Jack Blomgren homers for first pro hit; Riley Pint on comeback trail | the Spokesman-Review".
- ^ "Former Rockies first-round Draft pick Riley Pint retires". Mlb.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Former Rox first-round pick unretires". MLB.com.
- ^ "Rockies' Riley Pint: Joins 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Riley Pint: Throws bullpen session". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Riley Pint: In line for first career call-up". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Riley Pint: Sent back to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rockies Outright Riley Pint". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2024). "Minor League Free Agents 2024". Baseball America. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Arizona Complex League Rockies players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Baseball players from Kansas
- Boise Hawks players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Grand Junction Rockies players
- Hartford Yard Goats players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Spokane Indians players
- Sportspeople from Overland Park, Kansas