Ben Hendrickson

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**Ben Hendrickson**

Tampa Bay Rays — No. 35
Starting pitcher
Born: February 4, 1981 (1981-02-04) (age 27)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
June 2, 2004 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	1-10
Earned run average	7.41
Strikeouts	37
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (2004, 2006)

Benjamin John Hendrickson (born February 4, 1981 St. Cloud, Minnesota) is a pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He has a career Major League earned run average of 6.48 and has played in 13 games in his career, 10 in 2004 and 3 in 2006. Hendrickson also has 58 innings pitched. Hendrickson was a 10th round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1999. Hendrickson struggled in his major league starts in early 2006, twice struggling to get out of the first inning. He was reassigned to the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers Affiliate) on May 21, 2006, after a dismal start against the Minnesota Twins, where he would spend the rest of the season.

During spring training in 2007, Hendrickson was waived in order for Milwaukee to remove him from their 40-man roster. After clearing waivers, he was again assigned to Nashville; at which point he requested the team trade him. On March 27, Hendrickson was traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for catcher Maxim St. Pierre. After being released by the Royals during 2008 spring training, Hendrickson signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.