Overview
- Ritter, 24, had his contract selected on June 6 ahead of Colorado’s series opener against the New York Mets.
- He was the Rockies’ fourth-round pick in the 2022 amateur draft and earned Pacific Coast League player of the month honors for May.
- Shortstop Ezequiel Tovar was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Tuesday with a strained left oblique.
- At Coors Field, Ritter slid into third base for his inaugural major league hit in the fifth inning.
- Colorado also released catcher Jacob Stallings, recalled Braxton Fulford and reinstated reliever Zach Agnos.