Ben Michael Sheets was born on July 18,1978 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
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22 Facts About Ben Sheets
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Ben Sheets went to college at Northeast Louisiana University on a baseball scholarship.
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Ben Sheets once struck out 20 batters in a game against Louisiana Tech.
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In 2000, Ben Sheets was on the United States national team for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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Ben Sheets pitched 22 innings, struck out 11 batters, walked one, and gave up 11 hits during the tournament, and faced off against Cuban ace Pedro Luis Lazo in the gold medal game, giving up three singles and advancing just one runner to second base for the entire game.
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Ben Sheets started the 2006 season on the disabled list but quickly came off it only to pitch three starts before going on the DL again with shoulder tendinitis.
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Ben Sheets returned to the starting rotation two weeks after the All-Star break.
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In 2007, Ben Sheets started both his and the Brewers' season on a high note by throwing an Opening Day complete game, two-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Ben Sheets batted eighth in the lineup, the first Brewers starting pitcher to bat in a position other than ninth.
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Ben Sheets gave up Kosuke Fukudome's first major league hit in the bottom of the second.
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Pitching in his fourth All-Star Game, Ben Sheets became the first Milwaukee Brewer pitcher to start an All-Star Game.
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Ben Sheets had elbow surgery to repair the torn flexor tendon, and the Milwaukee Brewers were faced with the possibility of having to pick up the cost.
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On January 26,2010, Ben Sheets agreed to a one-year, $10 million with an additional $2 million in incentives, contract with the Oakland Athletics.
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Ben Sheets got the Opening Day start, going 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits while striking out 3 and walking 4, receiving a 'no-decision'.
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On July 1,2012, the Atlanta Braves announced that Ben Sheets had signed a minor league contract with the organization in order to attempt a comeback to the major leagues.
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Ben Sheets made his first minor league start with the Mississippi Braves on July 4,2012.
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Ben Sheets pitched six scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out five to earn the win.
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Ben Sheets is part owner of the American Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals.
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Since 2013 Ben Sheets has been a volunteer baseball coach at his alma mater the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
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Andy Ben Sheets, the former major league infielder, is a distant cousin.
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On June 13,2014, Ben Sheets was inducted into the Brewers Wall of Honor for pitching over 1000 innings with the club.
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