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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Kris Benson, Raul Ibanez, Domonic Brown, Brett Myers, Mike Cervenak, Shane Victorino, J. A. Happ, Dane Sardinha, John Mayberry, Jr., Willy Taveras, Nate Robertson, DeWayne Wise, Mike Koplove, Antonio Bastardo, R. J. Swindle, Jack Taschner, Travis Blackley, Cody Ransom, Oscar Villarreal, Chris Woodward, Wilson Valdez, Miguel Cairo, Rudy Seanez, J. D. Durbin, Jason Donald, Andy Tracy, Rodrigo Lopez, Greg Dobbs, Joe Savery, Stephen Randolph, Brandon Watson, Chris Snelling, Jason Anderson, Steve Kline, Valentino Pascucci, Gary Knotts, Gary Majewski, Kevin Beirne, Joe Bisenius, Carlos Carrasco, Brian Gordon, Brandon Duckworth, Les Walrond, Fabio Castro, Paul Hoover, Brian Mazone, Steve Green, Jon Knott, Gookie Dawkins, Pete Laforest, John Ennis, Cedrick Bowers, Mike Rouse, Matt Childers, Rich Thompson, Oscar Robles, Matt Smith, T. J. Bohn, Nate Bump, Jake Woods, Vic Darensbourg, Michael Taylor, Dave Borkowski, Scott Nestor. Excerpt: Kristin James Benson (born November 7, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Benson pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1999 to 2004, New York Mets from 2004 to 2005, Baltimore Orioles in 2006 to 2007, Texas Rangers in 2009, and Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010. Benson was born in Superior, Wisconsin. The future All-American pitcher was born to baseball fan parents who chose names for each of their children that began names with "K," a nod to the letter used as the scorecard designation for a strikeout. Benson attended Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia with future MLB All-Star Marlon Byrd. Benson was not drafted out of high school. Benson attended Clemson University from 1993 to 1996. His teammates included fellow future major-leaguers Billy Koch and Matthew LeCroy both of whom played with him in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. (Koch reported f...
