Ben Revere
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Ben Revere
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
- High School Lexington Catholic High School
- Born May 3, 1988 in Lexington, KY USA
Ben Revere was the first-round pick of the Minnesota Twins in 2007.
Revere hit .517 as a high school senior with 10 home runs, 57 runs, 48 RBI and 27 steals in 28 tries. Overall, he had batted .489 in high school. In the 60-yard dash, he was timed at 6.28. Revere signed with the University of Georgia. The Minnesota Twins took Revere with the 28th pick of the 2007 amateur draft and he opted to sign rather than go on to college. USA Today named him to their All-USA high school baseball team. He debuted on June 22, going 1 for 4 with a triple, walk, run, RBI and time caught stealing against the GCL Red Sox for the GCL Twins. He hit .325/.388/.461 for the year with 21 steals in 30 tries. He hit 10 triples and scored 46 runs in just 50 games. He finished 7th in the Gulf Coast League in average, led in triples (four more than the runner-up), was second in steals (one behind Isaias Velasquez) and led in runs (five more than anyone else) for a fine first pro season.
One of Revere's favorite players was Kirby Puckett, another short and strong player.
