Tampa Bay Rays Pridie was drafted out of
Prescott High School, where he hit a record-setting 13
triples, by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second round (43rd overall) of the
2002 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the Devil Rays, Pridie was assigned to play with the Rookie-level
Princeton Devil Rays. In 67 games, he
batted .368 with seven
home runs and 33
RBI. Pridie was promoted on August 28, , to the
Hudson Valley Renegades, the Devil Rays' Single-A team. He finished the season there and batted .344 with a home run in eight games. Without enough roster room for Pridie, the Twins sent him back to the Rays on March 29, . In the season, Pridie played in 132 games and batted .230 with five home runs and 34 RBI with the Biscuits. Eight days later, the Rays traded Pridie along with
Delmon Young and
Brendan Harris to the Minnesota Twins for
Matt Garza,
Jason Bartlett, and
Eduardo Morlan. On September 2, 2008, Pridie was promoted to the Twins as part of the team's September call-ups. He made his major league debut on September 3 against the
Toronto Blue Jays as a
pinch runner for Delmon Young, and later scored on a
Joe Mauer double. He remained in the game in
right field, and committed a game-tying
error with two outs in the ninth
inning, allowing the game (eventually won by the Jays) to go into extra innings. He remained with the club for the rest of the season, but did not have a hit in six plate appearances. Pridie batted .265 with nine home runs and 53 RBI in 121 games for the Red Wings in .
New York Mets On February 9, , Pridie was claimed off waivers by the
New York Mets. The Mets purchased his contract on April 22, , when starting center fielder
Angel Pagan was placed on the 15-day disabled list. On April 23, Pridie collected his first major league hit off
Diamondbacks pitcher
Barry Enright. The very next day, he hit a three-run home run, the first of his career, off
Armando Galarraga. For the season, Pridie hit .231 with four home runs and 20 RBI in 101 games.
Oakland Athletics The
Oakland Athletics signed Pridie to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on November 15, 2011. On March 9, , Pridie was suspended for 50 games for violating the minor league drug-testing policy by testing positive for a drug of abuse. He was granted free agency on June 4.
Philadelphia Phillies On June 15, the
Philadelphia Phillies signed Pridie to a minor league contract, and assigned him to the Triple-A
Lehigh Valley IronPigs. After batting .370 in 13 games with Lehigh Valley, Pridie was called up to Philadelphia to fill the roster spot vacated by
Jim Thome on June 30. He hit his first home run with the Phillies on July 8 against the
Atlanta Braves. Pridie was designated for assignment by the Phillies on July 22. On October 6, he elected free agency.
Baltimore Orioles In October 2012, Pridie signed a minor league deal with the
Baltimore Orioles for the 2013 season. The Orioles purchased Pridie's contract from the Triple-A
Norfolk Tides on September 25 when
Manny Machado was placed on the 60-day disabled list. After the season, Pridie was non-tendered by Baltimore, becoming a free agent.
Colorado Rockies Pridie signed a minor league deal with the
Colorado Rockies on December 5, 2013. He was designated for assignment on August 6, 2014. Pridie elected free agency on October 12, 2014.
Oakland Athletics at the
Triple-A All-Star Game Pridie signed a minor league deal with the
Oakland Athletics on January 10, 2015. He played the majority of the 2015 season with the Triple-A
Nashville Sounds, but played six games for Oakland (0-for-9, one BB) after being called up to the major league club on September 1.
Hiroshima Toyo Carp Prior to the 2016 season, Pridie signed with the
Hiroshima Toyo Carp of
Nippon Professional Baseball. He played in 89 games with the Carp, batting .230 with nine home runs and 40 RBI. He was released on March 29, 2017.
Pericos de Puebla On May 7, 2017, Pridie signed with the
Pericos de Puebla of the
Mexican League. He was released on May 15. ==References==