{"copyright":"Copyright 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P.  Use of any content on this page acknowledges agreement to the terms posted here http://gdx.mlb.com/components/copyright.txt","people":[{"id":121235,"fullName":"Wally Ritchie","link":"/api/v1/people/121235","firstName":"Wallace","lastName":"Ritchie","primaryNumber":"39","birthDate":"1965-07-12","currentAge":60,"birthCity":"Glendale","birthStateProvince":"CA","birthCountry":"USA","height":"6' 2\"","weight":180,"active":false,"primaryPosition":{"code":"1","name":"Pitcher","type":"Pitcher","abbreviation":"P"},"useName":"Wally","useLastName":"Ritchie","middleName":"Reid","boxscoreName":"Ritchie","gender":"M","isPlayer":true,"isVerified":true,"draftYear":1985,"lastPlayedDate":"1992-07-28","mlbDebutDate":"1987-05-01","batSide":{"code":"L","description":"Left"},"pitchHand":{"code":"L","description":"Left"},"nameFirstLast":"Wally Ritchie","nameSlug":"wally-ritchie-121235","firstLastName":"Wally Ritchie","lastFirstName":"Ritchie, Wally","lastInitName":"Ritchie, W","initLastName":"W Ritchie","fullFMLName":"Wallace Reid Ritchie","fullLFMName":"Ritchie, Wallace Reid","strikeZoneTop":3.299,"strikeZoneBottom":1.665}]}