Riley Kenneth Pint (born November 6, 1997) is an American

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in the Colorado Rockies organization. He was drafted fourth overall in the

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by the Rockies.

Amateur career

Pint attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in

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. As a freshman, he had a 3–2

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with a 3.19

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(ERA), and 35 strikeouts. As a sophomore, Pint went 8–0 with a 2.58 ERA and 57 strikeouts. As a junior, he was 5–2 with a 2.20 ERA and 47 strikeouts. Prior to his senior year, Pint and

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were the only two high school students on the

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watchlist. Pint also played basketball in high school.

Professional career

Pint was considered a top prospect for the

. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the fourth overall pick of the draft. He was committed to

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(LSU) to play

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, but signed with the Rockies. He spent his first professional season with the

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of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, where he posted a 1-5 record with a 5.35 ERA in 11 starts. Pint spent 2017 with the

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of the Class A

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, where he pitched 93 innings and went 2-11 with a 5.42 ERA, 79 strikeouts, and 59 walks in 22 games started. He returned to Asheville to begin 2018, and injured his forearm in his first start, landing him on the 7-day disabled list. After returning from the injury, he was reassigned to the

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and started three games for them, compiling a 1.13 ERA in eight innings pitched. Pint returned to Asheville in 2019, but missed time due to injury; over innings, he went 0-1 with an 8.66 ERA and 23 strikeouts. Pint did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the

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of the

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West League. He continued to struggle with his control, striking out 17 while walking 10 in innings pitched, before he decided to retire on June 8, 2021. On March 4, 2022, Pint un-retired and rejoined the Rockies organization. He split the season between the Double-A

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and the Triple-A

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, logging a cumulative 2-2 record and 4.53 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 45.2 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. Pint suffered a mild oblique strain during spring training and was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque to begin the 2023 season.

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