Riley Pint announces retirement

Riley Pint, the fourth overall pick by the Rockies in the 2016 draft and No. 30 PuRP in 2021, announced his retirement from baseball today. The blindsiding news was announced by Thomas Harding after speaking with Rockies assistant general manager of player development Zach Wilson.

Pint had been pitching at High-A Spokane this season and achieving the best results of his career before the announcement. Pitching out of the bullpen, Pint had put up a 3.38 ERA in 10 2⁄3 innings for the Indians. He had struck out 17 batters but still sat at nearly one walk per inning.

Injuries were one of the culprits responsible for derailing a promising career for Pint. Forearm tightness and an oblique strain in…