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John Van Benschoten is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was born on April 14, 1980 in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Southern California, where he played college baseball for the Trojans. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. Van Benschoten made his major league debut with the Pirates in 2004. He played for the Pirates until 2008, when he was traded to the New York Yankees. He played for the Yankees in 2009 before being released. He then signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks, but was released before the season began. Van Benschoten has since played in the minor leagues for the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. He last played in the minors in 2013. As of 2021, John Van Benschoten's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.
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| Age | 43 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | 14 April, 1980 |
| Birthday | 14 April |
| Birthplace | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
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John Van Benschoten Height, Weight & Measurements
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| Weight | 98 kg |
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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John Van Benschoten Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Van Benschoten worth at the age of 43 years old? John Van Benschoten’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from United States. We have estimated John Van Benschoten's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
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| Source of Income | Player |
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Timeline
After beginning the 2011 season playing independent baseball, Van Benschoten signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres on July 20.
Prior to the 2010 season, Van Benschoten signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He pitched for the Double-A Trenton Thunder and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
In 2009, Van Benschoten signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox, who assigned him to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.
Van Benschoten would likewise start the 2008 season with the Indianapolis Indians and remain on the inactive roster for the Pirates. After posting a 4-0 record and a 1.88 ERA with the Indians, he was called up by the Pirates on April 27 to be on the active roster. He currently holds the all-time major league record for highest career ERA with at least 75 innings pitched. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
Van Benschoten started the 2007 season at Indianapolis. He made his first start with the Pirates in the 2007 season on June 16 as a starter against the White Sox. Van Benschoten would go back to Indianapolis and be recalled later during the season only to finish the season with no wins and seven losses.
Van Benschoten returned to play in August 2006, but made only 5 starts (split between the Bradenton Pirates, Altoona Curve, and Indianapolis Indians) before a further arm injury ended his season.
Van Benschoten made his major league debut on August 18, 2004, in a 6-3 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Scheduled starter Kip Wells had complained of elbow pain before the game, so the Pirates called up Van Benschoten to take his place, designating reliever Willis Roberts for assignment to create roster space. Van Benschoten went on to pitch in six games for the Pirates, five of them starts. He compiled a 6.91 ERA in 28⁄3 innings pitched, winning one game and losing three. He also hit his first major league home run, against Casey Fossum.
The Pirates benched Van Benschoten for medical reasons on September 18, 2004, citing "shoulder fatigue" in his right arm. He did not pitch again that year, and in November, he had surgery to repair tears to the glenoid labrum and rotator cuff of his left arm. Those injuries did not affect his pitching, presenting a problem only as a batter, and Van Benschoten participated in the team's minicamp in January 2005. There, he began experiencing a pinching sensation in the shoulder of his right arm. He ultimately had surgery to repair a tear to the labrum of his right shoulder as well, and missed the entire 2005 season.
Van Benschoten performed well as a prospect. He pitched a scoreless inning in the 2003 All-Star Futures Game while a member of the Altoona Curve, and Baseball America named him the top prospect in the Pirates system in both 2003 and 2004.
Van Benschoten was a power-hitting star at Kent State University, leading all of Division I in home runs his junior year with 31. He was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year as a first baseman in 2001 and, as of 2015, his 31 home runs and 221 total bases stood as single-season conference records. He also worked as the team's closer, however, and the Pittsburgh Pirates thought that he had more potential as a pitcher than as a hitter. They made him the eighth overall selection of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft, and announced that he would be a pitcher.
John Wesley Van Benschoten (born April 14, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).
