Wyatt

Merging into the MLB in 2010, he has already made a name for himself. Ben Revere a former Minnesota Twin, now playing for the Philadelphia Phillies is one of the players who is well known for making incredible catches. He leaves people asking “Does he have a baseball magnet in his hand?”. Fielding isn’t his only strong suit either, the young 26 year old athlete, has the highest count for stolen bases in a single season, and hits a .291 batting average. He’s also capable of getting on base from bunting, which isn’t easy to do, seeing as I am a former baseball player. In the summer of 2010, his first official year, he made a catch that is still being talked about. In a game against the Baltimore Oriels in the bottom of the 7th inning is when the young star made his first spark. MLB slugger Vladimir Guerrero belted a ball across Target Field, as the ball went soaring into the stands, Revere starting running. It was that moment when Ben Revere decided to climb the wall of Target Field and catch the ball in his glove, leaving the packed stadium in a mixture of awe and cheers. During that same year Minnesota fans also got to see the revolution of the term “Rev Run”, after seeing Ben do a full somersault while rounding second base and running to third. Making it to third base it was still a classic moment watching your favorite player lose his balance and barrel roll onto third base. The crowd was in laughter, the team was in shock, and coach Ron Gardenhire had the look of relief and irritation written all over his face, and Ben had a smile from ear to ear on his face as he looked up at his Dad and Brother who were sitting in the front row. Holding many records for a single team, he also holds a record for the MLB in general. He set the record for having 1,410 career at bats without hitting a single homerun. He did hit an out of the park homerun until the Summer of 2014, and an In the Park homerun back in 2012. Critics can say that’s embarrassing, but to Ben Revere, a records a record, and that one wont be broken for a very long time. While playing for the Minnesota Twins, Ben got to play alongside some really great players; Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Jim Thome, and Denard Span. It has been said by numerous sources that Ben brought positive energy to the team and enjoyed playing for the Minnesota twins a lot, but that was until the Winter of 2012 when he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vance Worley. The Twins had this absurd vision that First round draft pick Aaron Hicks was going to be a replacement for Revere, how wrong they were, how terribly wrong they were.