Ben Revere

[William Malone]

Ben Daniel Revere was born on May 3, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Minnesota Twins selected him with the 28th overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft. He instantly became one of the team's top prospects, hitting .379 with 44 stolen bases at the Class-A level in 2008. Revere followed this up by batting .311 with 45 stolen bases at the High-A level in 2009. These two outstanding performances earned him the Sherry Robertson Award in back-to-back seasons, which is given annually to the Twins most outstanding position player in their farm system. Revere also played in the 2010 Futures Game.

He made his Major League debut as a September call-up in 2010. Revere went 5-for-28 (.179) that month, and was caught stealing in his only attempt. His first career RBI came on a run scoring groundout against Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics on September 18th. This came before his first hit, which Revere recorded the next night against Bobby Cramer.

Minnesota optioned Revere to Triple-A at the start of 2011, but he was called up in early May to fill in for an injured Delmon Young. Later injuries to Denard Span and Jason Kubel ensured that he would remain up for the rest of that season. Revere slashed .267/.310/.309 in 117 games for the Twins, stealing 34 bases and recording -4 defensive runs saved in the outfield.

His .294/.333/.342 slash line in 2012 was fueled by a 21 game hit streak that began on July 16th. At the time, it was the tenth longest hit streak in Twins history. Revere also became the first Twins player since Chuck Knoblauch in 1997 to steal at least 40 bases. His defensive metrics improved considerably, as he was worth 10 defensive runs saved. He won the Charles O. Johnson Award (Most improved Twins player) and Jim Kaat Award (Twins most outstanding defensive player).

The Twins traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies on December 6, 2012. Minnesota received starting pitcher Vance Worley and pitching prospect Trevor May. Revere spent parts of three seasons in Philadelphia, hitting .303/.331/.363 with 95 stolen bases. He was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays at the deadline in 2015, and helped them reach the ALCS.

Toronto traded Revere to the Washington Nationals in the off-season, and he hit just .217/.260/.300 in 102 games for his new team. He played for the Los Angeles Angels in 2017, and then spent the next few seasons in various organizations on minor league deals. Revere was a player/coach for the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League in 2021, batting .300 while also serving as the hitting coach.

Revere was a rookie ball coach for the Atlanta Braves in 2023 and 2024, but was not retained for the 2025 season.

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