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Ben Revere

Ben Revere
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 25
Outfielder
Born: (1988-05-03) May 3, 1988 (age 28)
Atlanta, Georgia
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 2010, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .285
Hits 812
Home runs 6
Runs batted in 178
Stolen bases 190
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • NL hits leader (2014)

Ben Daniel Revere (born May 3, 1988) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals.

Revere was born in Atlanta, and raised in LaGrange, Georgia, though he eventually moved to Richmond, Kentucky. He played baseball at Lexington Catholic High School, where he received several awards during his junior and senior seasons. Revere was selected in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins and played in their farm system for three seasons before being called up to Major League Baseball in late 2010. He played with the Twins for two more seasons before being traded to the Phillies in the 2012 offseason.

Revere began the 2013 season as the Phillies; leadoff hitter before being moved down in the lineup following an injury. His primary strengths are his speed and his defense, while he struggles to hit for power; he has only hit six home runs in the major leagues. Writers and teammates have described Revere as being a genuine, goofy, energetic player.

Revere was born in Georgia, but moved to Kentucky, where he graduated from Lexington Catholic High School in 2007, where he played and led the team to a state championship his junior year (2006). He was named most valuable player that season and, after his senior season, he was named the Gatorade Kentucky Baseball Player of the Year, 2007 Mr. Baseball for Kentucky, and a member of the All-USA Today high school baseball team. The Minnesota Twins selected him in the first round (28th overall pick) of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft and signed shortly thereafter.


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