Benjamin Thomas Rortvedt is a Major League Baseball catcher who currently plays for the New York Yankees (MLB).
Rortvedt also played for the Minnesota Twins in Major League Baseball. He had the chance to make his MLB debut for the Yankees in 2021.
Rortvedt went to Verona Area High School in Wisconsin. Rortvedt hit .444/.568/.667 as a senior.
He has signed a letter of intent to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas.
Rortvedt was chosen by the Minnesota Twins in the second round (56th overall) of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.
He declined his commitment to Arkansas and signed with the Twins for a $900,000 signing bonus.
That same year, Rortvedt made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Twins before being promoted to the Elizabethton Twins.
He batted .222 with ten RBIs in 33 games for both organizations.
He spent 2017 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, where he hit .224 with four home runs and 30 RBIs in 89 games, and 2018 with both Cedar Rapids and the Fort Myers Miracle, where he hit .262/.331/.379 with five home runs and 43 RBIs in 90 games.
Is Ben Rortvedt Married?
Ben Rortvedt is not married. The 24-year-old has always been private in his life. He doesn’t post his personal lifestyle on social media.