Meet the Dayton Dragons: Aaron Fossas, pitcher

Who: Aaron G. Fossas

Position: Pitcher

Number: 18

Personal: R/R; 6-2, 200 pounds

Born: Sept. 2, 1992 (24)

Birthplace: Dudley, Mass.

College: Wake Forest

Acquired: Signed with Reds as a non-drafted free agent in 2016.

Notable: A familiar name to the Dragons. His uncle, Tony Fossas, was a Dayton pitching coach for five seasons and is now the reds' minor league pitching coordinator. Missed much of the 2015 collegiate season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Could be the only Dragons player in the history of the club to also have earned a master's degree prior to joining the team.

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