Ben Jukich

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| name = Ben Jukich

| image = Ben Jukich (3668169348) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Jukich with the Louisville Bats in 2009

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| position = Relief pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|17}}

| birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota

| bats = Left

| throws = Left

| debutleague = KBO

| debutdate = April 5

| debutyear = 2011

| debutteam = LG Twins

| finalleague = KBO

| finaldate = August 13

| finalyear = 2013

| finalteam = LG Twins

| statleague = KBO

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 25–22

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 4.00

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 295

| teams =

LG Twins ({{mlby|2011}}–{{mlby|2013}})

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Ben Jukich (born October 17, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).

Early years

Jukich was born on October 17, 1982, in Duluth, MN. He played college baseball at both McCook Community College and Dakota Wesleyan. He was the first Dakota Wesleyan graduate to be selected in the MLB draft.{{cite web|title=Ben Jukich, Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights|url=http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=502308|accessdate=15 April 2012}}

Professional career

Jukich was originally drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 2006 MLB Draft. During the 2006 season, Jukich went 3–2 with a 2.52 ERA in 16 games pitching primarily for the Vancouver Canadians. In 2007, Jukich was sent to the Cincinnati Reds to complete an earlier trade. He pitched in the Reds' organization until 2010 eventually reaching AAA. In 2010, he compiled a 7–4 record with an earned run average of 3.90. On December 12, 2009, Jukich was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 Draft, though he was eventually returned to the Louisville Bats.{{cite web|title=Ben Jukich|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Benjamin-Jukich|accessdate=15 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115121939/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Benjamin-Jukich|archivedate=15 November 2012}} In the fall of 2010, while Jukich was pitching for Los Leones del Caracas in Venezuela, he was informed that the Reds had sold his contract to LG Twins of the Korea Professional Baseball league.{{cite web|title=Jukich amid controversy- Venezuela|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/10/31/beive_art_jukich--en-medio-de_2085642.shtml|accessdate=15 April 2012}}

Jukich played three seasons with the Twins. Overall, he posted record of 25–22 with an ERA of 4.00.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jukich001ben|title=Ben Jukich|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}

References

External links

{{Baseballstats|mlb=502308|espn=30396|br=|fangraphs=327750|brm=jukich001ben}}

[http://eng.koreabaseball.com/teams/playerinfopitcher/summary.aspx?pcode=61154 Career statistics and player information] from Korea Baseball Organization
{{Twitter|BennyJ54}}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Águilas Cibaeñas players

Category:American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic

Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada

Category:American expatriate baseball players in South Korea

Category:Baseball players from Duluth, Minnesota

Category:Chattanooga Lookouts players

Category:Dakota Wesleyan Tigers baseball players

Category:Kane County Cougars players

Category:KBO League pitchers

Category:Leones del Caracas players