Ronald Eugene "Trey"Ball III (born June 27, 1994) is an American formerprofessional baseballpitcher. TheBoston Red Sox selected him in the first round of the2013 Major League Baseball draft. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he throws and bats left-handed.

Ball graduated fromNew Castle High School inNew Castle, Indiana, where he played for the school's baseball team as apitcher andoutfielder. In his senior year, Ball led his team to the North Central Conference championship^[1] and won the Gatorade Indiana Baseball Player of the Year Award.^[2] Ball committed to attend theUniversity of Texas at Austin, where he would playcollege baseball for theTexas Longhorns baseball team.^[3]

TheBoston Red Sox selected Ball in the first round, with the seventh overall selection, in the2013 MLB draft.^[4][5] He signed with the Red Sox, receiving a $2.75 millionsigning bonus,^[6] and spent 2013 with theGulf Coast Red Sox of therookie-levelGulf Coast League, where he had an 0–1win–loss record with a 6.43 ERA in seveninnings pitched. In 2014, he played for theGreenville Drive of theSingle–ASouth Atlantic League where he pitched to a 5–10 record and 4.68 ERA in 22 starts, and in 2015, he pitched for theSalem Red Sox of theHigh–ACarolina League, where he compiled a 9–13 record, 4.73 ERA, and 1.46 WHIP in 25 starts. Ball spent 2016 back with Salem where he was 8–6 with a 3.84 ERA in 23 games started and 2017 with thePortland Sea Dogs of theDouble–AEastern League, where he collected a 7–12 record and 5.27 ERA in 25 games (24 starts).^[7]

In 2018, Ball returned to Portland as arelief pitcher.^[8] He continued to struggle, pitching to a 7.58 ERA in65+1⁄3 innings. In 2019, Ball planned to become atwo-way player, as both a pitcher and anoutfielder.^[9] During the season, he appeared in five Gulf Coast League games, batting 2-for-14 (.143); he did not pitch in any games.^[10] He became afree agent on November 4, 2019, when his contract with the Red Sox expired.^[11][12]

Ball is a cousin ofBryant McIntosh.^[13]

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• Salem Red Sox players
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• Portland Sea Dogs players

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