Bubby Rossman

Charles Irvin "Bubby" Rossman (born June 29, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball for Cerritos College and California State University, Dominguez Hills. He was selected in the 22nd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his MLB debut at 30 years of age with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022. He pitched for the Israeli national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Early life

Rossman was born in La Habra, California, to Charles (an actor) and Denyce Rossman, has a younger brother (Spencer), and is Jewish. He attended La Habra High School ('10), where he played baseball (batting .452 as a junior), football, and soccer (as the starting goalkeeper).

College He then attended Cerritos College in California, where Rossman played baseball and as a freshman was named a 2nd team All Star.

Rossman transferred, and next double-majored in business and kinesiology while attending NCAA Division II California State University, Dominguez Hills. He also pitched 8.1 innings when the team ran low on pitchers, sporting a 92 mph fastball. While he "definitely did not want to be a pitcher ... I wanted to be an outfielder in the big leagues," and several teams were interested in him as an outfielder, the Dodgers insisted that he transition to pitcher. In 2014 as a relief pitcher for the rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers, he was 0-2 with one save and a 4.74 ERA in 19 innings, with 23 strikeouts. In 2015 with the Single-A Great Lakes Loons he was 3-1 with 4 saves and a 2.26 ERA in innings over 29 games, in which he had 54 strikeouts. He made 20 appearances for the team, posting an 0-2 record and 4.54 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 1 save in innings pitched. On February 5, 2018, Rossman was released.

Cleburne Railroaders On April 1, 2019, after not playing in the 2018 season, Rossman signed with the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Pitching in 6 games for Cleburne, he posted a 1-0 record and 5.40 ERA with 10 strikeouts in innings pitched. Rossman was released on June 11.

Trois-Rivières Aigles Rossman spent the remainder of the 2019 season with the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the Canadian-American Association. In 29 appearances, he registered a 3-0 record and 2.41 ERA with 48 strikeouts in innings of work. During the season, Rossman also became vegan.

Following the 2019 season, the Can-Am Association announced it would be merging with the Frontier League for the 2020 season, but play was delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rossman would spend 2020 with the Nerds Herd in the City of Champions Cup league, logging a 3.60 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 15 appearances.

York Revolution On May 3, 2021, Rossman signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. However, he left the team without making an appearance and signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on May 27.

Rossman was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on July 13, 2022. He made his MLB debut that day, at 30 years of age, after five years out of affiliated minor league baseball. Pitching the 8th inning that evening against the Toronto Blue Jays, he first walked a batter and gave up a home run to Teoscar Hernandez. With the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs he was 3–3 with a 6.04 ERA in 15 games (5 starts) in which he pitched innings and struck out 27 batters. He elected free agency following the season on November 10.

New York Mets On March 22, 2023, Rossman signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization. He was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets to begin the season. In 18 games for Syracuse, he struggled to an 8.18 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 22 innings of work.

Kansas City Monarchs On July 29, 2023, Rossman signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. For the season, he was 1-0 with one save and a 1.04 ERA, as in innings he struck out 16 batters. He made 14 appearances for Aguascalientes, recording a 3.07 ERA with 10 strikeouts and 2 saves across innings of work.

Rossman made 5 appearances for Aguascalientes in 2025, but struggled to a 14.73 ERA with 4 strikeouts across innings pitched.

Olmecas de Tabasco On May 2, 2025, Rossman was traded to the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League in exchange for Kevin Melean. In four appearances for Tabasco, he recorded a 2.45 ERA with five strikeouts across innings pitched. Rossman was released by the Olmecas on May 14.

Team Israel In 2021 Rossman played internationally, representing the Israel national baseball team in the 2021 European Baseball Championship, debuting with a win against Team Russia. He helped the team win a silver medal.

Rossman played for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, which took place in loanDepot park in Miami. He played for Team Israel manager Ian Kinsler, and alongside two-time All Star outfielder Joc Pederson, starting pitcher Dean Kremer, and others.

Rossman pitched for Team Israel in the 2023 European Baseball Championship in September 2023 in the Czech Republic, and was 0-0 with one save and a 0.00 ERA in which he held batters hitless with seven strikeouts over four innings across two games.