Ryan James Buchter (born February 13, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and the current assistant pitching coach for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

[1] He began his professional career with the Gulf Coast Nationals in 2006 where he was 7.24 ERA in 11 games and made one start.

[2] Buchter was traded from the Nationals to the Chicago Cubs for fellow minor leaguer Matt Avery on November 3, 2008.

[2] The following season, 2010, he had a 7–2 record and a 4.65 ERA in 47 games for the Double-A Tennessee Smokies,[2] which earned him a spot on the Southern League mid-season All-Star team.

[2] He played for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League after the conclusion of the regular season.

[10] On January 9, 2015, Buchter signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers with an invitation to spring training.

[11] He was assigned to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers[12] and was selected to the mid-season Pacific Coast League all-star team.

On July 24, 2017, the Padres traded Buchter, Trevor Cahill, and Brandon Maurer to the Kansas City Royals for Matt Strahm, Travis Wood, and Esteury Ruiz.

[17] On January 29, 2018, the Royals traded Buchter, Brandon Moss, and cash considerations to the Oakland Athletics for Jesse Hahn and Heath Fillmyer.

He did not play in a game for the Yankees organization due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[28] On January 31, 2023, it was announced that Buchter had been hired as the assistant pitching coach for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.