Ryan Waldschmidt #48

Signed as the D-backs' Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) pick in the first round (No. 31 overall) in 2024 out of the University of Kentucky, a pick received for Corbin Carroll winning Rookie of the Year...Attended Charleston Southern University in 2022 before transferring to Kentucky (2023-24).

2025

D-backs named him Minor League Player of the Year after hitting a combined .289 (140-for-484)/.892 OPS with 27 doubles, four triples, 18 homers, 78 RBI and 96 walks over 134 games between High-A Hillsboro (68 G) and Double-A Amarillo (66 G)...Named the D-backs' Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America...Ended the season rated as the D-backs' No. 1 prospect by MLB Pipeline...In 66 games with Amarillo, hit .309 (77-for-249)/.921 OPS with 14 doubles, three triples, nine homers, 35 RBI, 45 walks and 19 stolen bases...Named the Texas League and D-backs’ August Player of the Month after hitting .371 (36-for-97)/1.143 OPS with six doubles, one triple, six homers, 17 RBI, 24 walks and 12 stolen bases in 26 games with Amarillo...Named Texas League Player of the Week for Aug. 12-17 after hitting .524 (11-for-21)/1.929 OPS with one double, five homers, 11 RBI, seven walks and two stolen bases...Owned a pair of 25-game on-base streaks from April 4-May 3 (.301/.482/.542; 25 H, 24 BB, six HBP) and Aug. 2-31 (.388/.521/.667; 36 H, 24 BB, two HBP).

2024

In his first stint in the Minors, hit .273 (12-for-44)/.803 OPS with two doubles, seven RBI, 15 walks and four stolen bases in 14 games with Single-A Visalia...Was placed on the injured list (strained left thigh) from Aug. 29-Sept. 23.