Rockies bring up prospect Ryan Ritter, place shortstop Ezequiel Tovar on injured list

DENVER AP Ryan Ritter s major league debut Friday night was cause for a family gathering Mom dad and all six of his younger siblings arrived at Coors Field for the special occasion It s going to be good having them here commented Ritter the Colorado Rockies newest shortstop who was batting sixth and wearing No against the New York Mets Maybe I ll take a peek out in the stands in pregame but I m just going to try and stay within Ritter was brought up to fill in for injured shortstop Ezequiel Tovar who was placed on the -day injured list retroactive to Tuesday with a strained left oblique The -year-old Ritter had his contract selected from Triple-A Albuquerque just before Colorado began a three-game series with the NL East-leading Mets It was part of a series of moves made by the last-place Rockies They also disclosed catcher Jacob Stallings and recalled catcher Braxton Fulford from Triple-A Reliever Zach Agnos was reinstated from the bereavement list Ritter was picked by Colorado in the fourth round of the amateur draft out of the University of Kentucky He has batted with homers RBIs and stolen bases over parts of four minor league seasons Hitting is something that takes time I ve invariably yearned to be really great at hitting declared Ritter who had approximately family and friends in attendance I unfailingly want to get better Just like wine the longer it stays in the cabinet the better it tastes That s the mindset Just as I get older the better I m going to get Ritter was in recent times named the Pacific Coast League participant of the month for May after hitting for the Isotopes with homers and RBIs That provided the perfect backdrop to deliver the news he was going to the majors He read aloud a letter he thought was in recognition of his award from the league It ended up being congrats going to the big leagues disclosed Ritter who grew up in Illinois It was cool It was a good way to do it The -foot- -pound Ritter primarily played shortstop this season for Albuquerque Ryan Ritter is fantastic It s good to see him up here Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer stated He earned it I m happy for him to get his shot in the big leagues Tovar a Gold Glove winner last season is hitting with three homers and RBIs in games He spent time on the injured list earlier this season with a bruised left hip AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Source