A product of Wright State who was taken in the 20th round of the 2018 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cole Sampen now comes to the Tampa Bay Rays organization following a roster clearing move.
Sampen, a 23 year old right handed pitcher, is the son of former major league pitcher Bill Sampen, who pitched across parts of 5 season with the Expos, Angels, and Royals. Sampen finished with a career 25-21 record and a 3.73 ERA over 299.1 innings.
As for his son, Cole was named the 2016 Freshman of the Year in the Horizon League and was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman team.