Ben Ross (baseball)

Ben Ross
Minnesota Twins
Infielder
Born: (2001-06-06) June 6, 2001 (age 23)
Springfield, Ohio
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Benjamin Andrew Ross (born June 6, 2001) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Minnesota Twins organization.

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

  1. ^ "Champion City Kings off to sizzling start". Springfield News-Sun. June 7, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ross, Wetherholt coming up big for Kings". Springfield News-Sun. August 1, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Hoynes, Paul (July 18, 2022). "MLB teams draft local talent in Matt Brosky and Ben Ross". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Twins pitching prospect Laweryson keeps tossing up goose eggs in Double-A". Bally Sports North. September 15, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ben Ross takes the road less traveled to get to pro baseball". The Gazette. April 15, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.