Ben Hess
| Date | News |
| 4/19/25 | New York Yankees Star Pitching Prospect Off to Elite Start in Minor Leagues. Ben Hess was on every Major League team's radar going into the 2024 MLB draft after a solid junior season with the Alabama Crimson Tide. The New York Yankees ended up selecting him in the first round, No. 26 overall, and it's already starting to look like a good pick. Baseball America recently put the spotlight on 18 prospects with the idea of determining how much to read into their numbers as the minor leagues season closes in on the end of its first month. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/new-york-yanke... |
| 4/09/25 | Former Alabama baseball ace, first round pick shines in professional debut. A first round pick out of Alabama in the 2024 MLB draft, Ben Hess has made his professional debut in the New York Yankees organization. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/former-alabama-ba... |
| 3/16/25 | Yankees have 2 potential aces, a 'bulldog' and a pitcher throwing 'thunder' debuting on farm this spring. Top pitching prospects Ben Hess (right) and Bryce Cunningham (left) both made their first appearances in a Yankees uniform since being drafted last summer during Saturday's Spring Breakout game. Somerset Patriots By Max Goodman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com SARASOTA, Fla. — The Yankees ' first seven picks in the 2024 MLB Draft were all pitchers from high-profile college programs either in the SEC or ACC. Each of those seven arms have yet to make their official debut with a Yankees affiliate. Ben Hess, the #Yankees ' first-round pick in 2024, finishes a 1-2-3 inning with this strikeout looking. Hess didn't pitch with an affiliate at all last year after getting drafted, so that was his unofficial Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/03/yankees-have-2-... |
| 3/15/25 | Spencer Jones reaches three times, Ben Hess pitches in Yankees' Spring Breakout loss to Orioles. The Yankees took on the Baltimore Orioles in their Spring Breakout Game on Saturday night, here's everything you need to know. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-orioles-spring-bre... |
| 3/10/25 | Yankees first-round pick Ben Hess talks stellar intro to MLB hitters — including Aaron Judge strikeout. Yankees first-round pick Ben Hess talks stellar intro to MLB hitters — including Aaron Judge strikeout By Mark W. Sanchez Published March 10, 2025, 5:15 a.m. ET AP Access the Yankees beat like never before Don't miss Greg Joyce's text messages from spring training — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. Sign Up Now TAMPA — The dark clouds hovering over the Yankees briefly parted Sunday as Ben Hess took the mound. The 2024 first-round pick made his first journey over from minor league camp to throw three “innings” of a live batting practice in which he faced the likes of Aaron Judge (whom he struck out) and Paul Goldschmidt. No one made much hard contact. Not a bad first Source: https://nypost.com/2025/03/10/sports/yankees-first... |
| 7/25/24 | First-rounder Ben Hess bringing his 'own style' to Yankees' organization. BOSTON — Ben Hess struck out 13.34 batters per nine innings in college, a University of Alabama record that showed he was one of a kind for the program. That is how the new Yankees prospect likes it. The right-hander grew up in Illinois idolizing the likes of organizational teammate Gerrit Cole, Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander, Hess said, but he didn't quite model himself after anyone in particular. He wants to be his own pitcher. Hess was selected 26th-overall pick in the draft by the Yankees. Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK “Kind of taken different pieces from a bunch of different pitchers and made my own delivery, my own styles,” Hess said on a Zoom call Thursday, when Source: https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/sports/first-rounder... |
| 7/24/24 | Yankees sign 'dynamite' top draft pick Ben Hess. The Yankees officially signed their first-round draft pick, Alabama product Ben Hess. According to Baseball America's Carlos Collazo, Hess signed for $2,747,500, a sum notably under slot value ($3,332,900). Hess had an interesting career for the Crimson Tide, recording a 4.81 ERA over 33 games (30 starts) while setting the school record for K/9 (13.34). Despite the health concerns and some lackluster numbers, the Yankees felt Hess was worth a first-round pick. Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/24/yankees-sig... |
| 7/18/24 | How the Yankees' scouting director views pitcher Ben Hess, their top pick in MLB Draft. The Yankees chose 19 college players with their 20 selections in the 2024 MLB Draft. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-scouting-director... |
| 7/15/24 | Yanks take pair of big right-handers in Draft's opening rounds. The New York Yankees opened the 2024 MLB Draft the way they prefer to do such things. By, they hope at least, bolstering their starting rotation for years to come. With a pair of selections in the first two rounds of the draft Sunday, the Yankees picked a pair of big-bodied, hard-throwing right-handers they say profile as front-end starting pitchers: Alabama's Ben Hess and Vanderbilt's Bryce ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/yanks-pair-big-handers-dr... |
| 7/14/24 | Yankees select Alabama RHP Ben Hess with No. 26 pick in 2024 MLB Draft. The New York Yankees selected Alabama RHP Ben Hess with the No. 26 pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-select-alabama-rhp... |
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