Benjamin Ramon Rowen (born November 15, 1988) is an American professional baseball former pitcher and current scout and coach.
The family thereafter moved to California where Michael Rowen worked for Moog Inc.[2] As a freshman at Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, California, Rowen dropped his arm angle and became a submarine pitcher.
After high school he pitched at Los Angeles Harbor College for two years before transferring to Virginia Tech.
[4][5] The Texas Rangers selected Rowen in the 22nd round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.
In 2012, while pitching for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Rowen was the MiLB Relief Pitcher of the Year.
[13] Rowen signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 20, 2015, that included an invitation to spring training.
[16] On August 3, 2015, Rowen was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays and assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
[22] On December 15, 2016, Rowen signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
[23] He made 54 appearances out of the bullpen for the Triple–A Las Vegas 51s, recording a 4.41 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 63+1⁄3 innings pitched.
On June 3, 2018, Rowen signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
[29] He made his Angels debut that day, his first major league appearance since 2016, throwing 1 shutout inning.