• Joined the Rockers in July 2025
• Has not pitched professionally since appearing in four games with the Durham Bulls in 2022
• Was a fifth round pick of the Baltimore Orioles in the 2014 MLB Draft
• A native of Tullahoma, Tenn., he played at Tennessee Tech and went 9-3 with a 3.24 ERA in 16 starts in 2014
• Made his MLB debut with the Orioles on 5/12/18 vs. Tampa Bay at Camden Yards
• Jonathan Schoop and Manny Machado each homered in that game for the O’s as Hess won his first contest
• Went six innings, allowing six hits and striking out three
• Made 19 starts for the orioles in 2019
• In his first start of 2019, held Toronto hitless through 6.1 innings before being removed by manager Brandon Hyde
• Has a 6-22 MLB record with a 6.25 ERA over 62 appearances and 34 starts
• Announced in October 2021 that he would undergo chemotherapy for a cancerous germ cell tumor in his chest
• The cancer returned in 2023 and began another round of radiation and surgery
• Received support from former Baltimore teammate Trey Mancini and the Trey Mancini Foundation
• Declared cancer free in February and began working towards his return to pitching shortly thereafter

• Joined the Rockers on July 1, 2025
• Started the 2025 season with the FCL Pirates, then assigned AA Altoona before a call-up to AAA Indianapolis
• Was released by Altoona on 6/22/25
• Is a combined 2-1 this season with a 6.67 ERA in 18 appearances, all but one in relief
• Has 22 strikeouts and 13 walks in 29.2 innings
• Has been primarily a reliever since starting his professional career in 2019 with A- Boise in the Colorado Rockies farm system
• Went 16-13 in six minor league seasons with a 4.15 ERA and 280 strikeouts over 260 innings with 95 walks
• Drafted in 22^nd round from San Jose State in 2019 by the Rockies
• Started his college career at University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. before transferring to San Jose State
• Was 4-3 with one save at Pacific
• Second team All-Mountain West selection in 2019
• Recorded 14 saves for the Spartans, the second-most in school history
• Had nine saves as a senior in 2019

Played at Soquel High in Soquel, Calif. before starting college career at Delta College in Stockton, Calif. during the 2016-17 season

• Signed with the Rockers on 6/11/25
• Started the 2025 season with Daytona Beach in the Cincinnati Reds organization
• Went 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 11 innings
• Was 8-2 during the 2021 season, spending time between the Reds’ Arizona Complex League team and Greeneville, Tenn.
• Pitched 49.2 innings over 30 appearances with 67 strikeouts and 28 walks
• Was 5-3 at A+ Dayton in 2022 with 59 strikeouts in 53 innings
• Did not play in 2023 or 2024 while fulfilling his military obligations following his graduation from the Air Force Academy
• Pitched at the Air Force Academy where he went 10-7 over his four seasons with a 5.03 ERA
• Was a three-time Academic All-Mountain West selection
• Named second team All-Mountain West in 2019
• Led the Falcons with six wins, a 2.55 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 2019
• Was a standout basketball player at Lakeside High School
• His father, Gary, was a center on the Oregon football team
• His grandfather, Don Monson, was the head basketball coach at Oregon and Idaho
• His uncle, Dan Monson, has been the head basketball coach at Minnesota and Long Beach State
• Cousin of former Texas and SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert who also played with multiple teams in the NFL

• Released by the Eugene Emeralds on April 29
• Signed with the Rockers June 8
• Was 0-1 in six appearances at Eugene, throwing seven innings with nine hits and 10 walks while striking out five.
• Had been 7-1 with San Jose in 2023 with a 2.05 ERA in 18 appearances
• Started college career at Spartanburg Methodist then pitched two seasons as a starter at Winthrop
  • Went 3-6 at Winthrop with 48 strikeouts in 56.2 innings
• Spent the 2022 season at the University of Texas, making 12 relief appearances and going 2-1 with a 7.47 ERA
• Recorded 17 strikeouts in 15.2 innings while allowing 18 hits and 13 walks
• Was undrafted out of Texas but started his pro career in the Giants organization