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American baseball player (born 1992) Baseball player Charles Irvin " Bubby " Rossman (born June 29, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball .1 He played college baseball for Cerritos College and California State University, Dominguez Hills . He was selected in the 22nd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers . He made his MLB debut at 30 years of age with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022. He pitched for the Israeli national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic .
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American baseball player (born 1992) Baseball player Charles Irvin " Bubby " Rossman (born June 29, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball for Cerritos College and California State University, Dominguez Hills . He was selected in the 22nd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers . He made his MLB debut at 30 years of age with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022. He pitched for the Israeli national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic .
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american-israeli professional baseball pitcher for the kansas city monarchs of the american association of prof
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american-israeli professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent
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