Ben Gamel


Benjamin Joseph Gamel is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners.

Career

Early life

Gamel attended Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He committed to play college baseball at Florida State University.

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees selected Gamel in the 10th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Yankees and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He played in 2011 for the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League and in 2012 with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League. He began the 2013 season with the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League before being promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League. He returned to Trenton in 2014 and played for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League in 2015. The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.
After attending spring training, Gamel began the 2016 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Yankees promoted Gamel to the major leagues on May 5, and he made his major league debut as a defensive replacement on May 6. He spent the majority of the 2016 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and won the International League Most Valuable Player Award.

Seattle Mariners

On August 31, 2016, the Seattle Mariners acquired Gamel from the Yankees for minor league pitchers Jio Orozco and Juan De Paula.

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 21, 2018, the Mariners traded Gamel and Noah Zavolas to the Milwaukee Brewers for Domingo Santana.

Personal life

His brother, Mat Gamel played Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers. Ben currently lives with his girlfriend, Lauren Shriver and their two dogs Hank and George.