Skeeters Sign Outfielder Joe Benson
July 1, 2015 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Sugar Land Space Cowboys News Release
SUGAR LAND, Texas - The Sugar Land Skeeters and manager Gary Gaetti announced the signing of outfielder Joe Benson prior to the contest with York on Wednesday. Benson spent a season in the Major Leagues with the Twins in 2011 and will join the team today.
Benson, 27, was drafted by Minnesota in the second-round of the 2006 Draft from Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Il. He spent 21 games at the Major League level with the Twins in 2011, hitting .239 with three runs, two doubles, a triple, two RBI and a stolen base. A 10-year veteran, Benson is a career .253 hitter with 85 home runs, 389 RBI and 134 stolen bags. His best season came in 2011 with the New Britain Rock Cats (MIN, AA) where he hit .285 with 16 homers, 67 RBI and 14 steals.
The Skeeters continue the 2015 campaign on the road against York this evening. First pitch is slated for 5:30 p.m. Season tickets and special game plans are still available for the 2015 season. Sign up today by calling the box of-fice at 281-240-4487 to join the swarm.
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About the Sugar Land Skeeters
The Sugar Land Skeeters are led by former Major Leaguer Gary Gaetti and play at Constellation Field, a state-of-the art stadium located at the intersection of State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 90A in Sugar Land.
The Skeeters play 140 regular season games in the Atlantic League, considered the highest level of Minor League Baseball. Atlantic League players are "Major League ready" and in the last 16 years, over 600 players have gradu-ated from Atlantic League clubs to Major League organizations, making the League a preferred route for experi-enced players to be scouted by Major League Baseball.
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