Stephen Thomas Ridings (born August 14, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2021.

Career

Amateur career

Ridings attended St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York, and played college baseball at

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Chicago Cubs

Ridings was drafted by the

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in the eighth round of the

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. Ridings made his professional debut in 2017 with the rookie-level Arizona League Cubs, logging a 4.09 ERA in 12 appearances. In 2018, Ridings played for the Low-A Eugene Emeralds, pitching to a 4.15 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 34.2 innings across 22 games.

Kansas City Royals

On March 9, 2019, the Cubs traded Ridings to the

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for

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. Ridings spent the 2019 season with the rookie-level Idaho Falls Chukars, but struggled to a 4-3 record and 5.91 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 13 games (11 of them starts). Ridings did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 4, 2020, Ridings was released by the Royals organization.

New York Yankees

On January 18, 2021, Ridings signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. Ridings began the year with the Double-A Somerset Patriots, posting a 0.47 ERA in 14 appearances with the team before being promoted to Triple-A. On July 21, while pitching for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, he combined with

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and

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to throw a

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. Ridings made his major league debut on August 3, 2021, in which he struck out three batters and allowed one hit.

started the game and

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also pitched. It was only the second time that three pitchers debuted in the same game for the Yankees, previously occurring on September 26, 1950. Ridings pitched to a 1.80 ERA in five appearances with the big league club before being returned to Triple-A Scranton on August 17. The Yankees added Ridings to their

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after the 2021 season on November 19, 2021. Ridings began the 2022 season with a right shoulder impingement. He began throwing bullpen sessions in August, but never appeared in a game having spent the entire season on the injured list.

New York Mets

On November 15, 2022, the New York Mets claimed Ridings from the Yankees off of waivers.

Personal life

After the 2020 minor league season was canceled, Ridings worked out on his own, paying the bills by selling sports equipment and teaching chemistry as a substitute teacher at the Palm Beach Maritime Academy in Lantana, Florida.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ridings, Stephen 1995 births Living people People from Huntington, New York Baseball players from New York (state) Major League Baseball pitchers New York Yankees players Haverford Fords baseball players Arizona League Cubs players Eugene Emeralds players Idaho Falls Chukars players Somerset Patriots players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players