Ben Fisher is a 6’1”, 215 lb. first baseman from Richmond, Kentucky. Born on November 16th, 1994, he was selected out of Eastern Kentucky University by the Marlins in 2017.
Through his first three college seasons, Fisher hit .284 with 14 homers and 95 RBI in 158 contests, then in his senior season, he hit .363/.455/.762 in 56 games with a nationwide-high 25 homers and 72 RBI. The sharp uptick in his offensive production, although hardly unprecedented in a college player’s senior season, precipitated a correlating uptick in Fisher’s draft stock. It took him from a probably free agent signing somewhere to a 21st round pick, 629th off the board.