Benjamin James Fritz (born March 29, 1981 in San Jose, California) is a minor league baseball player who was a first-round selection in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft who last played in 2010 for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
He was originally selected by Chicago Cubs in the second round (56th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft.
The Oakland Athletics selected Kiger out of Florida as a fifth round selection in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft.
He starred as a pitcher during high school and after graduating, he was selected in the 30th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals.
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Brown was selected in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft in the first round (35th selection overall) by the Athletics, at the behest of Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta, over the strong objections of the scouting department.
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft out of Louisburg College, Rupe was acquired by the Texas Rangers along with Frank Francisco and minor leaguer Anthony Webster to complete an earlier trade for Carl Everett in July 2003.