J. P. Ricciardi

Quick Facts

Full Name	J. P. Ricciardi
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 26, 1959(1959-09-26)
Age	65
Birthplace	Worcester
Country	United States
Birth City	Worcester
Horoscope	Capricorn

J. P. Ricciardi Biography

J. P. Ricciardi is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 26, 1959 in Worcester, Worcester, United States. John Paul Ricciardi (born September 26, 1959) is a Major League Baseball executive, currently as Special Advisor to the President of Baseball Operations with the San Francisco Giants. He was previously a special assistant to New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson.

After the 2005 season (in which the Blue Jays posted an 80-82 record), Ricciardi began working to improve Toronto’s pitching, signing free agent starter A. J. Burnett and closer B.J. Ryan. He also secured two big bats in first baseman Lyle Overbay and slugging third baseman Troy Glaus via the trading block, and signed Gold Glove-winning catcher Bengie Molina as well. The additions paid significant dividends for the team in 2006, as the Blue Jays finished second in the tough American League East with an 87-75 record. It was the first time Toronto had finished above third in the division since winning the 1993 World Series.

Impressed by the success Ricciardi and Beane were having with the low-budget Athletics, the Toronto Blue Jays, who sought to cut payroll while becoming more competitive after their acquisition by Canadian media giant Rogers Communications, sought Ricciardi’s services after firing then-general manager Gord Ash. During his tenure, the Blue Jays never made the playoffs, coming closest in 2006, when they finished second in their division.

During spring training of 2007, B.J. Ryan was suffering from an injury that Ricciardi initially reported to be a result of a bad back. It was later revealed that it was not a back injury that he was suffering from at all, but rather a more severe elbow injury which subsequently required season ending Tommy John surgery. When asked why he was not more upfront about Ryan’s injury situation, Ricciardi responded by saying, “They’re not lies if we know the truth.”

On November 14, 2001, Ricciardi was hired as general manager of the Blue Jays. He signed a five-year contract with Toronto after the 2002 season, which was extended to 2010 after the 2005 season.

J. P. Ricciardi Net Worth

J. P. Ricciardi is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, J. P. Ricciardi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ricciardi went to and played baseball for St. Peter’s/St. Peter-Marian High School in Worcester, and then played for the Saint Leo University Lions from 1979 through 1980. He then spent two years as an infielder in the New York Mets minor league system, playing for the Mets’ A-class league affiliates in Little Falls in 1980 and Shelby in 1981. He finished his playing career with a batting average below .200.

After the conclusion of his playing career, Ricciardi became a coach in the New York Yankees farm system in the early 1980s before joining the Oakland Athletics organization in 1986 as a minor league instructor and scout. By the early 1990s he had risen to the rank of East Coast Scouting Supervisor and later National Crosschecker. Ricciardi made his break into the front office in 1996, when he became special assistant to Athletics general manager Sandy Alderson. Under new general manager Billy Beane, who was hired in 1997 and had been Ricciardi’s former teammate with the Little Falls Mets, his role became Director of Player Personnel.

Ricciardi was given more freedom to move after Blue Jays owner Ted Rogers expanded the team’s payroll to $210 million over three years prior to the 2005 season. In the 2005 MLB Draft, Ricciardi famously drafted Ricky Romero instead of Troy Tulowitzki, overruling the recommendations of his scouting staff. While Romero would have modest success, even being named to the 2011 MLB All- Star Game as a Blue Jay before eventually being released by the team, Tulowitzki would have the better career, winning multiple awards with the Colorado Rockies. Coincidentally, Tulowitzki would join the Blue Jays 10 years later in a trade executed by Riccardi’s successor, Alex Anthopoulos.

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After arriving in Toronto, one of Ricciardi’s first deals was to send hard- throwing reliever Billy Koch to the Athletics for third baseman Eric Hinske and pitcher Justin Miller. Over the next few years, Ricciardi would develop a reputation for coziness with his former team, making deals with Oakland for starting pitcher Cory Lidle in November 2002 and another starting pitcher, Ted Lilly, in November 2003. After a surprising 2003 campaign, which saw the emergence of Roy Halladay and Vernon Wells, the team suffered its worst season since 1980, in 2004, mainly due to injuries to key players such as Wells and star slugger Carlos Delgado. Delgado became a free agent in the off-season, and for financial reasons the Blue Jays did not seriously pursue re-signing him; the Florida Marlins eventually inked him to a contract. During the 2004 season, Ricciardi hired former Shelby teammate John Gibbons as the Blue Jays’ new manager. Gibbons remained as Blue Jays’ manager until being fired on June 20, 2008.

Facts & Trivia

J. Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. J. P. Ricciardi celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.

During Roy Halladay’s last home start of the 2009 season on September 25, a sign in the 500 level stating “Fire JP!” was hung over the railing. The sign was taken away by security at the bottom of the 2nd inning.