- Todd Ritchie
Infobox MLB player
name = Todd Ritchie
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caption =
team = Colorado Rockies
number = 48
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1971|11|7
birthplace = city-state|Portsmouth|Virginia
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = April 3
debutyear = 1997
debutteam = Minnesota Twins
statyear = June 20, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 43-54
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 4.71
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 516
teams =
*Minnesota Twins (by|1997-by|1998)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1999-by|2001)
*Chicago White Sox (by|2002)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2003)
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|2004)Todd Everett Ritchie (born
November 7 ,1971 inPortsmouth, Virginia ) is aMajor League Baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from by|1997-by|2004.Ritchie was drafted by the
Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (12th overall) of the by|1990 amateur draft and made his major league debut onApril 3 , 1997. OnOctober 3 , by|1998, the Twins released him and he signed with thePittsburgh Pirates . Ritchie was used as astarting pitcher by the Pirates and in by|1999, he won a career-high 15 games. He was their Opening Day starter in by|2001, but after the season, onDecember 13 , he was traded to theChicago White Sox along with Lee Evans forKip Wells ,Sean Lowe , andJosh Fogg .Ritchie struggled in by|2002 though, losing 15 games with a 6.06 ERA, and became a
free agent after the season. OnJanuary 14 , by|2003, he signed with theMilwaukee Brewers , but missed nearly the entire season with an injury. Ritchie signed as a free agent with theTampa Bay Devil Rays for 2004, but spent most of the season in the minors. He signed with the Pirates for the by|2005 season, but retired frombaseball duringspring training .He came out of retirement in by|2008, signing a contract with the Colorado Rockies. Assigned to Single-A Modesto, Ritchie had a 3.18 ERA in 4 appearances before being promoted to Double-A Tulsa on
June 25 .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ritchto01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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