Robbie Ross Jr.
baseball player
Robert Charles Ross Jr. (born June 24, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.
Amateur career
Ross was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He attended Trinity Christian Academy and later Lexington Christian Academy, where he competed in both baseball and soccer. Ross had a 1.98 career earned run average (ERA) with 176 strikeouts in 116 innings pitched, and also batted .404 with 52 runs batted in and 33 stolen bases. During his senior year, Ross was selected as the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year in Kentucky.
Professional career
Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers selected Ross in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.
In 2011, he had a 10-5 win–loss record with a 2.34 ERA and a 1.041 WHIP, starting in 26 of the 27 game he pitched, with the Single–A Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Double-A Frisco RoughRiders.
Ross made the Rangers opening day roster out of spring training in 2012.
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