"Born in a Montréal suburb, Pitre attended Félix-Leclerc Secondary School and went undrafted in his first season of eligibility. Honouring his commitment to the University of Kentucky, the middle infielder appeared in just 11 games in his freshman season. He got more playing time in 2023, slashing .318/.440/.413 with a home run in 281 plate appearances for a 104 wRC+."
"In Pitre's junior year at Kentucky, he slashed .301/.420/.519 with 10 home runs in 295 plate appearances for an 111 wRC+, walking more (15.9 BB%) than he struck out (12.9 K%). Pitre signed for a bonus of about $1.523 million, and began his professional career with the Tampa Bay Rays' Single-A team to end the 2024 season. Over 92 plate appearances, the middle infielder slashed .299/.402/.403 with no home runs."
"Over 118 games, the Repentigny native slashed .268/.356/.393 with nine home runs in 524 plate appearances, giving him a 122 wRC+. Pitre's K% jumped to 20.4%, but he still found success drawing walks, finishing the season with an 11.6 BB%. Pitre is capable of playing shortstop, appearing in 26 games last season for 209.1 innings, but just like in college, most of his playing time has come at second base. In 85 games, he made eight errors, more than his six at shortstop, but far less frequent."
Émilien Pitre is a middle infielder from Repentigny, Quebec who attended Félix-Leclerc Secondary School and played at the University of Kentucky. He slashed .318/.440/.413 in 2023 and .301/.420/.519 with 10 home runs in 2024, walking 15.9% and striking out 12.9%. The Tampa Bay Rays selected him in the 2nd round of the 2024 draft and he signed for about $1.523 million. He began his pro career in Single-A and in 2025 hit .268/.356/.393 with nine home runs and a 122 wRC+ across 118 High-A games. He showed improved strikeout rate and sustained walk rate, and he has played both shortstop and second base with fewer errors overall at second.
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