Batting average .284 Role Baseball player Home runs 15 Weight 93 kg | Runs batted in 59 Salary 500,000 USD (2014) Name Ben Paulsen Date joined July 21, 2014 | |
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Ben paulsen homers for the sky sox
Benjamin Michael Paulsen (born October 27, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder who is currently a free agent. Paulsen has also played left field for the Rockies.
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- Ben paulsen homers for the sky sox
- Ben paulsen 2015 season highlights
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- References
Ben paulsen 2015 season highlights
Amateur career
Born in Plymouth, Wisconsin, but raised in Alabama and Georgia, Paulsen attended Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia. Paulsen's father, Riginos, played college baseball and Paulsen attended Clemson University alongside current teammate Kyle Parker. Paulsen's performance and play improved dramatically during his time at Clemson. 6'3 and weighing only 180 lbs. during his freshman season, Paulsen batted .258 and hit five home runs. However, by the time he was a junior and in his final season, a bigger and stronger Paulsen hit .368 with 11 home runs.
Professional career
Paulsen was drafted by the Colorado Rockies as a first baseman in the third round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. Paulsen was an Arizona Fall League Rising Star in 2011.
In 2014, while playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL), Paulsen was named to the PCL team for the Triple-A All-Star Game. The Rockies promoted Paulsen to the majors for the first time on July 21, 2014, and he made his debut that day.