Benjamin Andrew Ross (born June 6, 2001) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Minnesota Twins organization.
| Ben Ross | |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: June 6, 2001 Springfield, Ohio | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Ross played college baseball at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. He was named second-team All-Mountain East Conference (MEC) as a sophomore after batting .426 with 20 doubles, 11 home runs, and 31 RBIs.[1] After the season, Ross played summer collegiate baseball for the Champion City Kings of the Prospect League.[2] He was named the MEC Player of the Year after hitting .393 with 20 doubles, 14 home runs, and 60 RBIs.[3] He began the summer playing for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters of the Northwoods League.[4]
Ross was selected in the 5th round by the Minnesota Twins in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[5] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Twins and was later promoted to the Single-A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels.[6] Ross was assigned to the High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels at the beginning of the 2023 season.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Champion City Kings off to sizzling start". Springfield News-Sun. June 7, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Ross, Wetherholt coming up big for Kings". Springfield News-Sun. August 1, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Hoynes, Paul (July 18, 2022). "MLB teams draft local talent in Matt Brosky and Ben Ross". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Two Rafters Awarded Rawlings "Big Stick" Honor; Ben Ross from the Rafters tops the list with .421 average". OnFocus.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Ben Ross, of Notre Dame College, first Ohio college player selected in 2022 Major League Baseball draft". Dayton Daily News. July 18, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Twins pitching prospect Laweryson keeps tossing up goose eggs in Double-A". Bally Sports North. September 15, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Ben Ross takes the road less traveled to get to pro baseball". The Gazette. April 15, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)