Week: 7 G, 28 AB, .286/.355/.679, 8 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 11 K, 1/1 SB (Triple-A)
2024 Season: 44 G, 157 G, .274 /.374/.510, 43 H, 10 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 22 BB, 52 K, 2/3 SB, .354 BABIP (Triple-A)
After being drafted as a light-hitting middle infielder out of Wichita State in 2019, Luke Ritter underwent a remarkable transformation when baseball returned in 2021, following the loss of the 2020 season due to COVID-19. Taught to swing-and-lift the ball regardless of the consequences, Ritter turned into one of the Mets’ minor league system’s preeminent power hitters.