BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Andrew Ross was born on May 21, 1993, in Berkeley, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
The San Diego Padres selected Ross in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft (25th overall) out of Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. He had committed to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, but signed with the Padres. He made his professional debut for the Arizona League Padres. Prior to the 2012 season he was ranked by Baseball Prospectus as the 95th best prospect in baseball. In 2012, he pitched for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class-A Midwest League. Ross returned for the 2013 season in Fort Wayne. He started the 2014 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class-A Advanced California League. He was promoted to Double-A during the season. On December 19, 2014, the Padres traded Ross and a player to be named later, Trea Turner, to the Washington Nationals as part of a three-team trade, in which the Padres traded Jake Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to the Tampa Bay Rays, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay. On June 6, 2015, Ross was called up to the majors for the first time and he made his major league debut that day as a starting pitcher. Ross outdueled Jimmy Nelson and A. J. Burnett in his second and third starts, respectively, earning wins for the Washington Nationals. He struck out 11 batters in his third appearance, snapping an eight-game winning streak by the Pittsburgh Pirates. On August 6, 2015, manager Matt Williams announced Ross would remain in the rotation and veteran starter Doug Fister would move to the bullpen, in recognition of the rookie's strong performance since his promotion. Ross' promotion lasted barely a month before Williams said on September 8 that reliever Tanner Roark would take over his spot in the rotation and Ross would move to the bullpen in an effort to keep him from exceeding an undisclosed ""innings limit"" for the season. On October 30, 2019, Ross was a part of the first World Series Championship in Washington Nationals history.
Ross signed a 1 year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers for the 2024 season.
