Ryan Waldschmidt

Ryan Jeffery Waldschmidt (born October 7, 2002) is an American college baseball outfielder for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Career
Waldschmidt attended Braden River High School in Bradenton, Florida. He started his college baseball career at Charleston Southern University. As a freshman in 2022, he started 48 of 52 games and hit .310/.485/.559 with nine home runs and 43 runs batted in (RBI). After the season, he transferred to the University of Kentucky. In his first year at Kentucky, he played in 59 games and hit .290/.427/.445 with five home runs and 37 RBI. After the season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League for four games before suffering a torn ACL. He returned from the injury in 2024 to hit .333/.469/.610 with 14 home runs and 46 RBI over 59 games.

Waldschmidt is a top prospect for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted him 31st overall.