Ben Daniel Revere was born on May 3,1988 and is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
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36 Facts About Ben Revere
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Ben Revere played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Angels.
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Ben Revere played baseball at Lexington Catholic High School, where he received several awards during his junior and senior seasons.
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Ben 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.
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Ben Revere played with the Twins for two more seasons before being traded to the Phillies in the 2012 offseason.
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Ben Revere began the 2013 season as the Phillies' leadoff hitter before being moved down in the lineup following an injury.
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Ben Revere had previously committed to play college baseball at Georgia.
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Ben Revere won several awards for his performance, including a Midwest League All-Star selection, Mid-season MVP, Postseason All-Star, Player of the Year, Prospect of the Year, and the Sherry Robertson Award as Twins' minor league player of the year.
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Ben Revere began the 2009 season with the Fort Myers Miracle of the Florida State League.
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Ben Revere did not commit an error all season in 225 chances playing both center field and left field.
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Ben Revere began the 2010 season with the New Britain Rock Cats of the Class AA Eastern League.
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Ben Revere played in the 2007 All-Star Futures Game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
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Ben Revere made his major league debut on September 7,2010, as a pinch hitter for Denard Span, striking out against Kansas City Royals' pitcher Jesse Chavez.
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Ben Revere remained in the game, replacing Span in center field.
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Ben Revere recorded his first major league run batted in on September 18,2010, when he grounded out to score JJ Hardy in a game against the Oakland Athletics.
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On December 6,2012, Ben Revere was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Vance Worley and Trevor May Ben Revere was picked to lead off the Phillies' Opening Day lineup for the 2013 season against the Atlanta Braves over Jimmy Rollins after a strong spring training performance.
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Ben Revere missed multiple consecutive games and was replaced in the lineup by Freddy Galvis.
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Ben Revere remained in the game, and x-rays later turned up negative.
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Ben Revere entered the 2014 season healthy, and, amidst chaos and position battles elsewhere, he was the preeminent starter in center field.
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However, a few days later, Ben Revere came up to bat in the eighth inning in a scoreless game, and hit an RBI single, which re-implanted him atop the Phillies' starting lineup.
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On May 27,2014, Ben Revere finally hit his first MLB home run in his 1,466th career at-bat, the longest streak without a home run to begin a career since Frank Taveras in 1977.
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On July 31,2015, Ben Revere was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Alberto Tirado and Jimmy Cordero.
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Ben Revere struggled early in his tenure with the Blue Jays, going hitless in his first 13 at-bats.
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Ben Revere played in 56 games for the Blue Jays in the 2015 regular season, and batted.
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On December 23,2016, Ben Revere signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels that included unspecified incentives.
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Ben Revere began the season as the team's 4th outfielder but after inconsistent play, Ben Revere was entrusted as the left fielder.
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On February 25,2018, Ben Revere signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
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On March 30,2018, Ben Revere signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
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On February 17,2019, Ben Revere signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers that included an invitation to spring training.
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On May 18,2021, Ben Revere was named hitting coach for the Lexington Legends for the 2021 season.
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Ben Revere did not return to the organization after the season.
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Defensively, Ben Revere has excellent range in the outfield and, during the 2012 season, amassed a 16.
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Ben Revere called his personality a product of the manner in which he was raised, and that he always tries to be "goofy" and to keep things loose.
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Former teammate Denard Span corroborated Ben Revere being "goofy", that he is a "real good teammate", and that he comes to play the right way every day.
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Ben Revere is a devout Christian; he says that he prays nightly and reads his Bible weekly.
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