Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ben Rowen was born November 15, 1988, in Dunedin, Florida. He was a pitcher in the MLB.

Rowen was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 22nd round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Virginia Tech. He made his professional debut for the Spokane Indians that year. In 33 innings pitched he had a 1.09 earned run average and 30 strikeouts.

Pitching for the Hickory Crawdads in 2011, Rowen had a 1.98 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 59 innings. In 2012, while pitching for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Rowen was the MiLB Relief Pitcher of the Year. For the season he had a 1.57 ERA, 19 saves and 52 strikeouts in 57+1⁄3 innings. In 2013, he was invited to the Rangers spring training. He started the season with the Frisco RoughRiders. He was promoted to the Round Rock Express in July.

Rowen was called up to the majors for the first time on June 11, 2014, and he made his major league debut on June 15, pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the Seattle Mariners. In eight appearances out of the bullpen, he had a 4.15 ERA.