Wes Benjamin

Wesley Scott Benjamin (born July 26, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Wes Benjamin
Texas Rangers – No. 63
Pitcher
Born: (1993-07-26) July 26, 1993
Winfield, Illinois
Bats: Right Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 16, 2020, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record2–1
Earned run average4.84
Strikeouts21
Teams

Career

Benjamin attended St. Charles East High School in St. Charles, Illinois.[1] He played college baseball for the University of Kansas Jayhawks.[2] Benjamin underwent Tommy John surgery on April 10, 2014.[3] After his junior year of college, he was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the fifth round, 156th overall, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4]

Benjamin made his professional debut with the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League in 2015, appearing in one game for them.[5] He spent the 2016 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, going 6–5 with a 3.79 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 102 innings.[6] He spent the 2017 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, going 10–7 with a 3.94 ERA and 101 strikeouts over ​118 2⁄3 innings pitched.[7] Benjamin split the 2018 season between the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League and the AZL Rangers, going a combined 5–6 with a 3.32 ERA and 81 strikeouts over ​86 2⁄3 innings.[5] He spent the 2019 season with the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, going 7–6 with a 5.52 ERA and 114 strikeouts over ​135 1⁄3 innings.[8]

Benjamin was called up to the major leagues for the first time on August 11, 2020.[9] He made his major league debut on August 16 against the Colorado Rockies.[10] With the Rangers in 2020, Benjamin went 2–1 with a 4.84 ERA and 21 strikeouts over ​22 1⁄3 innings.[11]

References
  1. Jason Addy (September 25, 2020). "St. Charles East Grad Makes 1st MLB Start For Texas Rangers". Patch ~ St. Charles, IL. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. Max Blen (September 2, 2020). "Former KU pitcher Wes Benjamin makes MLB debut for Texas Rangers". The University Daily Kansan. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. Rustin Dodd (June 6, 2014). "KU left-hander Wes Benjamin drafted in fifth round by Texas". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. Jacob Bartelson (August 12, 2020). "Former St. Charles East star Wes Benjamin gets the call from Texas Rangers". Kane County Chronicle. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. "Wes Benjamin Player Page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. Craig Brueske (August 12, 2016). "Patience a virtue for St. Charles East grad Benjamin". Daily Herald. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  7. Dominic Cotroneo (August 21, 2017). "Wes Benjamin Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  8. Paul Johnson (April 9, 2020). "I'm on the cusp': St. Charles East graduate Wes Benjamin working hard to earn call-up from Texas Rangers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  9. John Blake (August 11, 2020). "Rangers add INF Derek Dietrich and LHP Wes Benjamin to active roster; option RHP Jimmy Herget and INF Anderson Tejeda". MLB.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  10. Paul Johnson (August 20, 2020). "Sunday debut for Texas Rangers more than worth the wait for St. Charles East grad Wes Benjamin: 'Patience has been the epitome of my career.'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  11. T.R. Sullivan (September 23, 2020). "An eye toward '21, Benjamin solid in 1st start". MLB.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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