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Will Benson
Will Benson
Cincinnati Reds • Outfielder
Age 27 • 6' 4" • 230 lb
Bats: L • Throws: L
MLB Debut: 2022-08-01
Born: Atlanta , GA • USA
Draft: 2016
2026 Stats
G
40
AB
78
H
14
HR
2
RBI
5
R
10
SB
1
AVG
.179
OBP
.319
SLG
.308
OPS
.627
Career Stats
G
394
AB
993
H
219
HR
39
RBI
123
R
141
SB
38
AVG
.221
OBP
.303
SLG
.410
OPS
.713
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2022 CLE 28 61 55 10 — 3 — .182 .250 .200 .450
2023 CIN 108 329 287 79 11 31 19 .275 .365 .498 .863
2024 CIN 128 388 343 64 14 43 16 .187 .274 .376 .650
2025 CIN 90 253 230 52 12 41 2 .226 .273 .435 .708
2026 CIN 40 95 78 14 2 5 1 .179 .319 .308 .627
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2017 CLE 111— ——— .000.000.000.000
2018 CLE 2422 12— 1.0001.0002.5003.500
2019 CLE 11—— ——— .0001.000.0001.000
2020 CLE 244— ——— .000.000.000.000
2021 CLE 1918142 11— .143.333.357.690
2022 CLE 1016133 11— .231.375.615.990
2023 CIN 17494916 136 .327.327.408.735
2024 CIN 1858469 256 .196.362.457.819
2025 CIN 1330255 231 .200.333.520.853
2026 CIN 19564611 582 .239.375.587.962
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2022 CLE 111— ——— .000.000.000.000
2025 CIN 121— ——— .000.500.000.500
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-05-23 vs STL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-20 @ PHI 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-05-17 @ CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-05-16 @ CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-15 @ CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-05-14 vs WSH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-05-13 vs WSH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-12 vs WSH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-05-10 vs HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-05-09 vs HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
2026-05-08 vs HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-07 @ CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-05-06 @ CHC 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-05-04 @ CHC 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
2026-05-03 @ PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-05-02 @ PIT 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 1
2026-04-30 vs COL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-29 vs COL 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2026-04-26 vs DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-25 vs DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-22 @ TB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-21 @ TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-19 @ MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
2026-04-18 @ MIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-17 @ MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-14 vs SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-12 vs LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-10 vs LAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-04-09 @ MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-08 @ MIA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-04-07 @ MIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-06 @ MIA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-05 @ TEX 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-04 @ TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-03 @ TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-01 vs PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-03-31 vs PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-03-30 vs PIT 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
2026-03-28 vs BOS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-03-26 vs BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-04-16
LF Will Benson changed number to 30.
2026-04-15
LF Will Benson changed number to 42.
2025-08-17
Cincinnati Reds recalled LF Will Benson from Louisville Bats.
2025-08-03
Cincinnati Reds optioned LF Will Benson to Louisville Bats.
2025-05-09
Cincinnati Reds recalled LF Will Benson from Louisville Bats.
2025-04-12
Cincinnati Reds optioned LF Will Benson to Louisville Bats.
2025-04-08
Cincinnati Reds recalled LF Will Benson from Louisville Bats.
2025-03-15
Cincinnati Reds optioned LF Will Benson to Louisville Bats.
2024-08-07
Cincinnati Reds activated RF Will Benson from the paternity list.
2024-08-04
Cincinnati Reds placed RF Will Benson on the paternity list.
2023-05-26
Cincinnati Reds recalled RF Will Benson from Louisville Bats.
2023-05-23
Cincinnati Reds optioned RF Will Benson to Louisville Bats.
2023-05-20
Cincinnati Reds recalled RF Will Benson from Louisville Bats.
2023-04-13
Cincinnati Reds optioned RF Will Benson to Louisville Bats.
2023-04-12
Cleveland Guardians traded RF Will Benson and to Cincinnati Reds for OF Justin Boyd and cash.
2022-08-01
Cleveland Guardians activated RF Will Benson.
2022-08-01
Cleveland Guardians activated RF Will Benson.
2022-08-01
Cleveland Guardians selected the contract of RF Will Benson from Columbus Clippers.
2022-03-11
RF Will Benson roster status changed by Cleveland Guardians.
2022-03-11
Cleveland Guardians invited non-roster RF Will Benson to spring training.
2021-02-13
OF Will Benson assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2021-02-13
OF Will Benson assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2021-02-13
RF Will Benson assigned to Cleveland Indians .
2020-02-26
RF Will Benson assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2019-03-21
RF Will Benson assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2018-02-28
RF Will Benson assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2017-03-27
OF Will Benson assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2016-06-17
Cleveland Indians signed OF Will Benson.
Scouting Report
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Season 2026
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Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: reds.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 120 30.3% 64.2% 15.3% .233 50.0%
Changeup 80 20.2% 31.2% 46.7% .000 0.0%
Curveball 68 17.2% 29.4% 54.2% .167 60.0%
Sinker 33 8.3% 39.4% 10.0% .400 50.0%
Sweeper 27 6.8% 37.0% 44.4% .000 0.0%
Splitter 22 5.6% 36.4% 33.3% .250 33.3%
Cutter 20 5.1% 75.0% 22.2% .200 25.0%
Slider 17 4.3% 70.6% 22.2% .000 0.0%
Knuckle Curve 8 2.0% 50.0% 66.7% .000 50.0%
Eephus 1 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 396 100.0% 46.5% 31.5% .169 40.0%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 173 43.7% 60.7% 15.4% .250 46.4%
Breaking 120 30.3% 38.3% 47.9% .087 36.4%
Offspeed 103 26.0% 32.0% 43.6% .071 16.7%
Total 396 100.0% 46.5% 31.5% .169 40.0%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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