Ben Casparius | |
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Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 78 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Westport, Connecticut, U.S. | February 11, 1999|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Benjamin Keith Casparius (born February 11,1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Casparius attended Staples High School in Westport,Connecticut,where he set the state's all-time hits record and led them to a state title in 2017 while being awarded as the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year. [1] He played college baseball at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for two years,where he was a two-way player. As a freshman he had a 1.69 ERA in 10 pitching appearances while collecting 18 hits and 15 RBI and helping them to a birth in the College World Series. [2] The following season,he struggled a bit at the plate so the Tar Heels asked him to concentrate on pitching where he had a 4.41 ERA in 12 outings. [3] After the season,he played Collegiate summer baseball in both the Cape Cod League and the New England Collegiate Baseball League. [4]
He transferred to the University of Connecticut Huskies in 2020,but was denied a waiver and had to sit out his junior season,which wound up being cancelled anyway by the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] He played instead in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League for the New Britain Bees [4] and hoped to be selected in the 2020 MLB draft but because of it's shortened length he was not chosen and opted to play for the Huskies in 2021. [1] [5] In 15 starts he was 8–5 with a 4.03 ERA. [4]
Casparius was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, [6] and signed for a $247,500 bonus on July 26. [7]
Casparius spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Dodgers and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes,pitching in five games and allowing two earned runs in six innings. [4] He pitched 2022 with Rancho Cucamonga and the Great Lakes Loons,pitching 89+2⁄3 innings in 27 games (16 starts) for a 6.42 ERA. [4] The following season, with Great Lakes and the Tulsa Drillers he made 26 appearances (21 starts) and was 6–7 with a 5.27 ERA. [4] [8] After the 2023 season, Casparius pitched in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs. [9] He started 2024 with Tulsa, making five starts with a 3.32 ERA [4] before being promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club. [10]
Casparius was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on August 18, 2024. [11]
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