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Jim Ridley was born on 9 July, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian baseball player and scout. Discover Jim Ridley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

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Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 9 July 1945
Birthday 9 July
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 28 November, 2008
Died Place Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1945

James Beswick Ridley (July 9, 1945 – November 28, 2008) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder, coach, and scout.

He played two seasons in Minor League Baseball, then had a lengthy career as a scout.

1964

Ridley played in Minor League Baseball during 1964 and part of 1965, for three teams within the Milwaukee Braves organization.

In 1964, he spent time with the Sarasota Rookie League Braves in Florida, and the Greenville Braves of the Western Carolinas League.

In 77 games that season, he had a .263 batting average with 25 runs batted in (RBIs).

1965

In 1965, he played 32 games for the West Palm Beach Braves of the Florida State League, batting .165 with seven RBIs.

Defensively, he appeared in 105 total games, all as an outfielder, with a .957 fielding percentage.

1972

Ridley later played in the Intercounty Baseball League of Southern Ontario from 1972 to 1975.

He had a .386 batting average in 1972 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was named league MVP in 1974 as player-manager of the Stratford Kraven Knits.

Stratford won that season's league championship, and Ridley was named manager of the year.

1973

Ridley first worked as a scout during the 1973 season, in a part-time role for the Detroit Tigers.

1975

He underwent spinal fusion surgery after the 1975 season, and did not resume his playing career.

He is considered one of the top 100 players in league history.

1976

He joined the Toronto Blue Jays as a scout in 1976 and stayed with the team for 26 years.

He is credited with helping the team sign players such as Paul Spoljaric, Rob Butler, and David Corrente.

1978

He was a coach with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays, a minor-league team in the Pioneer League, for the team's first three seasons, 1978–1980.

1983

He later coached the Canadian junior national team during 1983–1988, winning bronze medals at the World Junior Baseball Championship competitions of both 1983 and 1987.

1988

He coached the Team Canada entries in baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics and baseball at the 1991 Pan American Games.

The team's participation in the 1988 Olympics is remembered for a win over Team USA in Seoul, while at the 1991 Pan Am Games the team had a lengthy brawl with Team Mexico during a game in Havana.

In addition to his baseball career, Ridley was also a schoolteacher in Stewarttown, Ontario.

2002

In 2002, he became a scout for the Minnesota Twins; he helped the team sign Rene Tosoni.

Ridley also coached at multiple levels.

2004

Ridley twice won the Canadian Baseball Network's scout of the year award: first in 2004, and posthumously in 2009, when the award was renamed in his honor.

2008

He died from cancer in November 2008, aged 63.

He was survived by a daughter and two sons.

2014

He coached the Canada national baseball team at both the Summer Olympic Games and Pan American Games, and was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Listed at 6 ft and 170 lb, he batted and threw right-handed.

In 2014, Ridley was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

2019

In 2019, he was inducted to the Milton Sports Hall of Fame in Milton, Ontario.