Trey Ball Explained

Trey Ball
Position:Pitcher / Outfielder
Throws:Left
Bats:Left
Birth Place:New Castle, Indiana, U.S.
Birth Date:27 June 1994

Ronald Eugene "Trey" Ball III (born June 27, 1994) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. The Boston Red Sox selected him in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. Listed at 6feet and 185lb, he throws and bats left-handed.

Career

Ball graduated from New Castle High School in New Castle, Indiana, where he played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and outfielder. In his senior year, Ball led his team to the North Central Conference championship[1] and won the Gatorade Indiana Baseball Player of the Year Award.[2] Ball committed to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he would play college baseball for the Texas Longhorns baseball team.[3]

The Boston Red Sox selected Ball in the first round, with the seventh overall selection, in the 2013 MLB draft.[4] [5] He signed with the Red Sox, receiving a $2.75 million signing bonus,[6] and spent 2013 with the Gulf Coast Red Sox of the rookie-level Gulf Coast League, where he had an 0–1 win–loss record with a 6.43 ERA in seven innings pitched. In 2014, he played for the Greenville Drive of the Single–A South Atlantic League where he pitched to a 5–10 record and 4.68 ERA in 22 starts, and in 2015, he pitched for the Salem Red Sox of the High–A Carolina League, where he compiled a 9–13 record, 4.73 ERA, and 1.46 WHIP in 25 starts. Ball spent 2016 back with Salem where he was 8–6 with a 3.84 ERA in 23 games started and 2017 with the Portland Sea Dogs of the Double–A Eastern League, where he collected a 7–12 record and 5.27 ERA in 25 games (24 starts).[7]

In 2018, Ball returned to Portland as a relief pitcher.[8] He continued to struggle, pitching to a 7.58 ERA in innings. In 2019, Ball planned to become a two-way player, as both a pitcher and an outfielder.[9] During the season, he appeared in five Gulf Coast League games, batting 2-for-14 (.143); he did not pitch in any games.[10] He became a free agent on November 4, 2019, when his contract with the Red Sox expired.[11] [12]

Personal life

Ball is a cousin of Bryant McIntosh.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goal achieved, New Castle baseball star Ball looks ahead | the Star Press | thestarpress.com . May 29, 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130615232830/http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20130519/HSSPORTS/305190045/trey-ball-and-major-league-baseball-and-new-castle . June 15, 2013 .
  2. Web site: New Castle's Ball named top baseball player in Indiana . Usatodayhss.com . May 29, 2013 . January 15, 2019.
  3. Web site: Trey Ball opts to enjoy MLB Draft with family | USA TODAY High School Sports . Usatodayhss.com . June 6, 2013 . January 15, 2019.
  4. Web site: Neddenriep . Kyle . New Castle's Trey Ball has a $3 million arm – and bat . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142950/http://www.indystar.com/article/20130426/SPORTS02/304260044/New-Castle-s-Trey-Ball-has-3-million-arm-bat . dead . April 2, 2015 . April 2, 2015 . January 15, 2019.
  5. Web site: Thomas St. Myer, Muncie Star-Press . New Castle baseball star Trey Ball trades aluminum for wood at the plate – USA TODAY High School Sports . Usatodayhss.com . March 5, 2013 . May 29, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614032920/http://www.usatodayhss.com/news/article/trey-ball-new-castle-uses-wooden-bat . June 14, 2013 .
  6. Tomase, John. (June 19, 2013) Full Count » Red Sox set to finalize deal with first-rounder Trey Ball. Fullcount.weei.com. Retrieved on July 11, 2016.
  7. Web site: Trey Ball Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball. MiLB.com. March 30, 2018.
  8. Web site: Sea Dogs' Trey Ball well served by move to bullpen – Portland Press Herald . Pressherald.com . April 15, 2018 . January 15, 2019.
  9. Web site: Ball getting new life as two-way prospect . MiLB.com . January 15, 2019.
  10. Web site: Trey Ball Minor & Fall League Statistics & History . . June 11, 2020.
  11. Web site: Minor League Free Agents 2019. August 17, 2024. baseballamerica.com. en.
  12. Web site: Trey Ball . SoxProspects.com . June 11, 2020.
  13. Web site: 30 Bryant McIntosh. March 7, 2017. NUSports.com.