Simon Groß

Simon Groß

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 154 lb.

• Born December 20, 2001

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Biographical Information

Simon Groß, whose last name is also spelled Gross, has pitched in Germany and the Netherlands, and for the German national team.

As a teenager, he was rocked with the 2020 Berlin Flamingos (0-2, 17.63 ERA, 2.69 WHIP). In the 2021 U23 Baseball World Cup, he posted a 3.23 ERA. Moving to the Dutch Oosterhout Twins for 2021, he was 3-4 with a 3.69 ERA, tying for 6th in the league with 49 walks issued (in 61 IP).

Improving his control, he was 3-5 with a save and a 3.38 ERA in the 2022 Hoofdklasse, with 15 fewer walks in the same number of innings, while adding 16 K. He tied Johnaikel Acosta for 8th in losses and tied Jim Ploeger for 9th with 55 strikeouts. During the 2023 U23 European Championship, he was 0-1 with a 3.23 ERA, losing to France's Quentin Moulin. He was 1-0 with a save and a 3.75 ERA for the 2023 Twins, but walked 27 in 24 IP.

Making the German senior team for the first time, he relieved Marcel Giraud in the 5th with a 6-4 lead over Switzerland, two on and no outs. He struck out Kyle Williamson on three pitches then Will Vasseur singled with a runner thrown out at the plate. Leonel Sosa grounded out to end the inning as he had escaped a jam. He went 1-2-3 in the 6th and struck out two in a scoreless 7th to get the win over Stefan Haltmeier. Joe Cedano De Leon took over for him. He then got a key call in the Bronze Medal Game, replacing Titus Von Kapff in the 5th with a 1-0 lead. He retired minor league veteran Jiandido Tromp and former major leaguer Roger Bernadina. He walked Ray-Patrick Didder then got another former MLBer, Didi Gregorius. In the 6th, though, Juremi Profar took him deep. Sicnarf Loopstok doubled and took third on an error on the play, then scored on a wild pitch. Groß struck out Sharlon Schoop then was relieved by Markus Solbach. Germany battled the favored Dutch to extra innings before falling.

The right-hander was 2-6 with a 5.16 ERA for the Twins in 2024, tying for 6th in losses but missing the top-ten in K by 2 (he had 65 to Kaj Timmermans' 67).