Gwinnett Stripers’ JR Ritchie Named International League Pitcher of the Week
LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – Minor League Baseball today named Gwinnett Stripers right-hander JR Ritchie the International League Pitcher of the Week for August 25-31. The 22-year-old Ritchie made one start during the week, August 27 vs. Norfolk. In his seventh career Triple-A start, he struck out a career-high 11 batters over
LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – Minor League Baseball today named Gwinnett Stripers right-hander JR Ritchie the International League Pitcher of the Week for August 25-31.
The 22-year-old Ritchie made one start during the week, August 27 vs. Norfolk. In his seventh career Triple-A start, he struck out a career-high 11 batters over 6.0 scoreless, one-hit innings. He allowed just two walks and one hit batter in the 84-pitch outing, earning his third victory as Gwinnett won 2-1.
For the week, Ritchie ranked among league pitching leaders in ERA (T-1st, 0.00), BAA (2nd, .053), strikeouts (T-3rd, 11), and WHIP (T-5th, 0.50). Ranked the Atlanta Braves’ No. 2 prospect by MLB.com, he is 3-1 with a 3.62 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and .174 BAA in seven starts with Gwinnett.
It is the first career International League weekly award for Ritchie, who joined the Stripers for his Triple-A debut on July 16 shortly after starting for the National League in the 2025 MLB All-Star Futures Game in Atlanta. He is the second Gwinnett pitcher to win the award this season, joining Nathan Wiles (May 26-June 1).
Ritchie is scheduled to start for the Stripers today in a special Monday game for Labor Day at Coolray Field. The opener of a seven-game series vs. the Durham Bulls begins at 4:05 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at GoStripers.com/tickets. Listen to the game on MyCountry993.com, or stream live on Bally Sports Live and MiLB.TV.