Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Benjamin Davis (Ben) Shelton (born September 21, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois), is a former Major League Baseball Left fielder who played in 1993 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted right and threw left-handed. He was drafted by the Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1987 draft. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League. The two leagues merged in 2000 into a single MLB organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball after 100 years as separate legal entities.