• Full name Edward Bennett Lively
  • Born 03/05/1992 in Pensacola, FL
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 235 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Central Florida
  • Debut 06/03/2017
  • Drafted in the 4th round (135th overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in 2013 (signed for $350,000).
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    Some scouts describe Lively as "vanilla," but he has had anything but a vanilla season for Central Florida. After going 9-2, 3.00 as a sophomore, he allowed just two earned runs in his first 50 innings this year. Lively has a pitcher's body at 6-foot-4, 211 pounds and throws four pitches for strikes. None grades as a true plus pitch, but his fastball is plenty firm, sitting in the 90-93 mph range. He'll reach back for 94 at times, and his delivery gives his pitches some deception, helping him get swings and misses with fastballs even in fastball counts. He throws both a slider and a curve, sometimes keeping them separate but at other times blending into a slurvy breaker that lacks proper power and shape. His changeup has its moments. Teams looking for college pitchers with solid stuff and a track record of performing will target Lively, and he could go out as early as the third round.

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Career Transactions

  • Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Ben Lively on the 15-day injured list. Right pectoral strain.
  • Cincinnati Reds activated RHP Ben Lively from the 15-day injured list.
  • Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Ben Lively on the 15-day injured list retroactive to June 21, 2023. Right pectoral muscle strain.
  • Cincinnati Reds selected the contract of RHP Ben Lively from Louisville Bats.
  • Cincinnati Reds selected the contract of RHP Ben Lively from Louisville Bats.

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