John Richard Riedling (born August 29, 1975) is a former

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. Riedling was drafted by the

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in the 22nd round of the

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. His major league debut occurred on August 30, . Riedling played for the

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of the independent Atlantic League in . Riedling is currently a baseball instructor and has also worked with Expert Village.

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