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Benjamin Brown (born September 9, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024. Early life and amateur career Brown attended Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, New York. At 17 years old, after getting off to a strong start in his junior baseball season, he suffered a ruptured appendix, was hospitalized for a week and lost 30 pounds (14 kg). After his hospitalization and weight loss, at least five college baseball programs withdrew their scholarship offers to Brown. Nonetheless, he added back 15 pounds (6.8 kg) of muscle and finished his senior year with a 1.18 earned run average. His fastball topped out at 92 miles per hour (148 km/h) as a senior and he committed to play college baseball at Siena. Professional career The Philadelphia Phillies selected Brown in the 33rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Phillies and pitched 2018 with the Gulf Coast Phillies and Williamsport Crosscutters. He started the 2019 season with the Lakewood BlueClaws before suffering an injury which caused him to undergo Tommy John surgery. Brown returned from the injury in 2021 to pitch for the Florida Complex League Phillies and was on the Opening Day roster of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. He began the 2022 season with Jersey Shore. On August 2, 2022, the Phillies traded Brown to the Chicago Cubs for pitcher David Robertson. At the end of the 2022 season, Brown was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year. Brown was optioned to the Double-A Tennessee Smokies to begin the 2023 season, then joined the Iowa Cubs in May. He missed a portion of the season due to an oblique injury. In 26 games split between Tennessee and Iowa, he accumulated an 8–8 record and 4.27 ERA with 100 strikeouts across 72+2⁄3 innings pitched. Brown was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to begin the 2024 season. Following an injury to Justin Steele, Brown was called up to the major leagues on March 30, 2024. In his debut, Brown allowed five hits and two walks which yielded six runs in 1+2⁄3 innings pitched along with one strikeout against the Texas Rangers. On April 9, Brown made his first start, giving up three hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 4+2⁄3 innings in a win against the San Diego Padres. Personal life As a child, Brown was a fan of the Boston Red Sox. Brown's favorite players included Ben Zobrist, Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks. References External links Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors). Discover the Ben Brown popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ben Brown books.
Best Seller Ben Brown Books of 2024
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Island Reich
Jack GrimwoodAN UNLIKELY SPY. A FORMER KING. THE FATE OF A NATION IN THEIR HANDS.The gripping WWII thriller from the awardwinning author of Nightfall Berlin, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow'I...
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The Real Mrs. Brown
Brian BeacomWho'd have thought a pottymouthed Dublin mammy with a cream cardigan and elasticated tan tights could storm British TV screens and leave a nation helpless with laughter? Brendan O'...
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Instinct
Ben KayHidden in a remote corner of the South American jungle is a clandestine research facility known simply as MEROS. Here, working in laboratories buried a thousand feet underground, m...
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The Samurai Inheritance
James DouglasJamie Saintclair embarks on another fullthrottle historical adventure an absolute pageturner! If you love Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mariani you will love this! READERS ...
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The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix
Paul SussmanThis pageturner with a difference by multimillion copy bestselling author Paul Sussman is a mustread for anyone looking for something original.'More than lives up to its promise......
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Badge of Glory
Douglas ReemanFans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will love this enthralling and colourful saga from multimillion copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman. The first novel in ...
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Postcards to Europe
Various AuthorsThis is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European.Spend time with some of your favourite writers and artists in this truly uni...
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Rendezvous - South Atlantic
Douglas ReemanReaders of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will love this gripping, spellbinding and unputdownable WW2 historical adventure full of vivid battle scenes and masterf...
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Shadow Command
Dale BrownAmerica’s most advanced miltary unit rebels against the very government it’s trying to protect in this pulsepounding military thriller chockfull of suspense, adventure, and hightec...
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Secrets of the Dead
Tom HarperFans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Scott Mariani will love this highoctane, edgeofyourseat international thriller from the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper. It has everythin...
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Being Ted Williams
Dick Enberg & Tom ClavinAugust 30, 2018 marks the 100th birthday of the former Boston Red Sox outfielder and baseball legend. In Being Ted Williams, esteemed sportscaster Dick Enberg offers a series of pe...
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The Greatest Enemy
Douglas ReemanThis compelling nautical adventure from multimillion copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman will have readers of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith gripped with its e...
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Trust No One
Anthony MosawiMy name is Sara Eden, and this is all I can remember . . . There are government agents pursuing me. They think I know something they want. They will never stop. I could be a dange...
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The Shroud
Ian WilsonTwo decades after radiocarbon dating declared the Turin Shroud a mediaeval fake, brandnew historical discoveries strongly suggest that this famous cloth, with its extraordinary pho...
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The Glory Boys
Douglas ReemanAs we've come to expect from multimillion copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman, The Glory Boys expertly weaves close and detailed knowledge of the actual events of WWII into a si...
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The Remarkable Mrs Reibey
Grantlee KiezaThe extraordinary story of Mary Reibey immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australia's first female entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in colonial historySHORTLISTED FO...
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Facing Ted Williams
Dave Heller, Wade Boggs & Bob Wolff“The Splendid Splinter,” “Teddy Ballgame,” “The Kid”no matter the nickname, Ted Williams was one of the most accomplished hitters in baseball history. He was the last man to hit .4...
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Dark Forces
Stephen LeatherWhen you're caught between two evils, only the most decisive will survive . . .A violent South London gang will be destroyed if Dan 'Spider' Shepherd can gather enough evidence ag...
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1809 Ben Brown Rite of Passage
William BertramThis book starts with our hero as an old man, an Admiral now thrust back into naval service due to the ongoing Russian war. He comes into contact with a new young Midshipman whose ...
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The Lazarus Vault
Tom HarperFrom the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper, this is a highoctane adventure thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Da Vinci Code. With a lingering sense of tension and une...
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The Excalibur Codex
James DouglasJamie Saintclair embarks on another actionpacked historical adventure, guaranteed to have you gripped from page one! A must read for fans of Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mar...
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1809 Ben Brown Vive Le Roi
William BertramThis is the third book in the series and here we see our Hero take part in three desperate sea battles. He still has his friends around him, but now he has acquired another friend ...
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The Greening of Ben Brown
Michael StrelowMICHAEL STRELOW WEAVES THE STORY OF A TOWN and its mysteries in his debut novel, The Greening of Ben Brown, an Oregon Book Award Finalist for fiction 2005. Ben Brown, the protagoni...
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The Science of Why, Volume 5
Jay IngramChockfull of peculiar puzzles, mindbending mythbusters, and quirky questions, the fifth pop science book in the bestselling Science of Why series is perfect for anyone curious abou...
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Ben Brown Has Been Found
Steve GrittonAfter running through town shouting "He's been found!" Sebastian must try to stop the entire town's celebration when they misunderstand who he was talking about.
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1756 Ben Brown and the Smugglers
William BertramSet in Plymouth in the year of our Lord 1755. A disastrous fire at the Eddystone lighthouse makes the Brown family change their occupation from servicing the lighthouse into workin...
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Tomlin
John Harris & Tony DungyIn 2007, at the age of thirtyfour, Mike Tomlin was hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Replacing Hall of Famer Bill Cowherand two years removed from the team’s Supe...
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The Great Balloon Chase
HarperCollins Children’s BooksA fantastic new picture book based on the Emmyaward winning preschool series The Adventures of Paddington!When Paddington lets go of Jonathan’s amazing new helium dinosaur balloon,...
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The Boomers
Matt LogueFrom heartbreak to triumph: how our national basketball team went from misfits to superstarsThe Boomers' Olympic triumph in Tokyo was possibly the most celebrated bronze medal in A...
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The Four Symbols
Giacometti & RavenneFrom multimillion copy bestselling authors Giacometti & Ravenne comes a Nazi spy thriller for fans of Dan Brown, Steve Berry and Wilbur Smith"I couldn't put it down ... the aut...
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To Risks Unknown
Douglas ReemanMultimillion copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman is the master of naval fiction and this actionpacked, highoctane WW2 historical adventure is no exception. Jampacked with tensio...
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Rising to Greatness
Ben Brown-OkohReverend Ben BrownOkoh is a Pastor and a Prophetic Psalmist by calling. He started serving as a chorister with the then Faith Foundation International (Now Omega Community Church) ...
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The Doomsday Testament
James DouglasFrom bestselling author James Douglas, a gripping and enthralling historical conspiracy thriller a must read for fans of Dan Brown, James Becker and Chris Kuzneski.READERS ARE LOV...
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1809 Ben Brown On the Beach
William BertramThis is the next book in the series after Ben Brown and the Right of Passage. In this book, we find our hero returning wounded from the battle of Barque Roads, arriving home on the...
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The Isis Covenant
James DouglasJamie Saintclair embarks on another actionpacked historical adventure, guaranteed to have you gripped from page one! Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mariani...
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Pittsburgh Steelers Glory Days
Dale GrdnicThe Pittsburgh Steelers rank as one of the NFL’s truly legendary franchises, and this book, written from the fan’s perspective, provides readers with unique stories about the playe...
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The Book of Secrets
Tom HarperFrom the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper, this is a highoctane adventure thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Da Vinci Code. Jampacked with murder, mystery and mindbl...
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House of War
Scott MarianiThe edgeofyourseat thriller from the #1 bestseller.‘A gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night’ MARK DAWSONA DEADLY TERROR PLOT. A RACE AGAINST THE CL...
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Nightfall Berlin
Jack Grimwood'Noteperfect, multilayered, rugged as a T34 tank. Grimwood is about to become your new favourite thriller writer' IndependentA tense, atmospheric and breathtaking thriller that dro...
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The Hope Vendetta
Scott MarianiThe second book in the electrifying thriller series that “will excite fans of Dan Brown, James Rollins, and Robert Ludlum” (Booklist).WHAT DOES ZOË BRADBURY KNOW? At first, only th...
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Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin
Rae Katherine EighmeyIn this remarkable work, Rae Katherine Eighmey presents Franklin's delight and experimentation with food throughout his life. At age sixteen, he began dabbling in vegetarianism...