Ben Kozlowski

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Ben Kozlowski
team = Hiroshima Toyo Carp
number = 34
position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|8|16
birthplace = city-state|St. Petersburg|Florida
bats = Left
throws = Left
debutdate = September 19
debutyear = 2002
debutteam = Texas Rangers
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 0-0
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 6.30
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 6
teams =
*Texas Rangers (by|2002)

Benjamin Anthony Kozlowski (born August 16, 1980, in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. Kozlowski recently signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees with an invite to spring training.

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1999 MLB amateur draft, Kozlowski made his Major League Baseball debut with the Texas Rangers on September 19, 2002.

His 2003 season was cut short when he suffered a torn elbow ligament, necessitating Tommy John surgery.

Kozlowski returned to action in the middle of the 2004 season, but struggled, and was placed on waivers by the Rangers after the season.

Kozlowski was claimed off of waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.

He was traded from the Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder Cody Ross in May by|2006.

External links

* [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=420684 Ben Kozlowski - mlb.com]
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