Joe Benson
Encyclopedia
William Joseph Benson is a Major League Baseball
outfielder
for the Minnesota Twins
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Benson participated in Twins Spring Training 2011, but did not make the opening day roster and was subsequently assigned to the AA affiliate of the Twins, the New Britain Rockcats where he is the starting center fielder. On September 6, 2011 he was added to the Twins active roster as a September call up.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
for the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
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Career
Benson was drafted by the Twins in the second round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft2006 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.-First Round Selections:...
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Benson participated in Twins Spring Training 2011, but did not make the opening day roster and was subsequently assigned to the AA affiliate of the Twins, the New Britain Rockcats where he is the starting center fielder. On September 6, 2011 he was added to the Twins active roster as a September call up.