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{{short description|American baseball pitcher (born 1978)}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ben Sheets
|image=MG 9713 Ben Sheets.jpg
|image_size=240px
|caption=Sheets with the Atlanta Braves
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|7|18}}
|birth_place=[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 5
|debutyear=2001
|debutteam=Milwaukee Brewers
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 3
|finalyear=2012
|finalteam=Atlanta Braves
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=94–96
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=3.78
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=1,325
|teams=
*[[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2008}})
*[[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|2010}})
*[[Atlanta Braves]] ({{mlby|2012}})
|awards= 
* 4× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2001]], [[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2004]], [[2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2007]], [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2008]])
* [[Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor]]
* [[American Family Field Walk of Fame]]
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[United States national baseball team|Team]]}}
}}
'''Ben Michael Sheets''' (born July 18, 1978) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Oakland Athletics]], and [[Atlanta Braves]] of [[Major League Baseball]]. Sheets is a four-time MLB All-Star (2001, 2004, 2007, and 2008). He won a [[gold medal]] at the [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]].

==Amateur career==
Sheets graduated from [[St. Amant High School]] in [[Ascension Parish, Louisiana]]. He attended [[University of Louisiana at Monroe|Northeast Louisiana University]] on a [[college baseball]] scholarship.<ref name="USA/BW" /> He once struck out 20 [[Batter (baseball)|batter]]s in a game against [[Louisiana Tech]].<ref name="USA/BW" /> In the summer of 1998, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] (CCBL) with the [[Wareham Gatemen]], and returned to the CCBL in 1999 to play with the [[Orleans Cardinals]], where he was a teammate of fellow future Major Leaguer [[Mark Teixeira]]. Sheets was inducted into the [[Cape Cod Baseball League#Hall of Fame and Museum|CCBL Hall of Fame]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/hofnews/?article_id=209 |title=Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame 2008 Tickets Still Available |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Draft and minor leagues===
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round (10th overall) of the [[1999 Major League Baseball Draft|1999 draft]],<ref name="USA/BW" /><ref name="MJS" /> he made his professional debut with the [[Ogden Raptors]] of the [[Pioneer Baseball League|Pioneer League]]. In August, against the [[Idaho Falls Chukars]], Sheets struck out eight batters while allowing just one hit through five innings. Later in the month, he was promoted to [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] [[Stockton Ports|Stockton]] of the [[California League]]. In his seven minor league starts that year, Sheets averaged a strikeout ratio of 10.09 batters per nine innings.

In 2000, Sheets was on the [[USA Baseball|United States national team]] for the [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]].<ref name="BD" /> He pitched 22 innings, struck out 11 batters, walked one, and gave up 11 hits during the tournament, and faced off against [[Cuba national baseball team|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.<ref name="USA/BW" /> Sheets gave up no walks and struck out five in a 4–0 complete-game shutout.

===Milwaukee Brewers (2001–2008)===
By 2001, Sheets had been promoted to the Brewers' starting rotation. His first two starts resulted in losses, but he won his next four, while pitching to a 1.73 ERA.<ref name="USA/BW">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/bbw/2001-06-13/2001-06-13-extra.htm|title=Sheets isn't afraid of monsters anymore|date=June 12, 2001|publisher=USA Today|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> On May 29, in his ninth career start, he pitched his first shutout, giving up five hits against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].<ref name="IHT-SO2" /> He ended the season 11–10 with a 4.76 [[earned run average|ERA]]. In 2003, Sheets was troubled by [[Spinal disc herniation|bulging disc]]s in his lower back.<ref name="BD" /> "My back has been hurt but you've got to go out there and perform," he said.<ref name="BD" /> Over the final two months of the season, Sheets pitched poorly and finished the year 11–13 with a 4.45 ERA.<ref name="BD" />

In 2004, Sheets' trouble with a bulging disc subsided. On June 13, 2004, Sheets struck out all three batters on nine total pitches in the third inning of a 5–4 loss to the [[Houston Astros]], becoming the 26th National League pitcher and the 35th pitcher in major-league history to accomplish an [[immaculate inning]]. During 2004, his fastball was being clocked regularly at {{convert|96|–|98|mi/h|km/h}}, primarily a result of improved health.<ref name="BD">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_12_63/ai_n6355549|title=Ben Sheets' success burned batters with surprising heat: in 2004, Brewers right-hander put it all together with velocity, command and drive to get better with each start|last=Haudricourt|first=Tom|date=December 2004|publisher=Baseball Digest|access-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> That season he also struck out 18 batters in a May 16, 2004, game against the [[Atlanta Braves]], shattering the franchise record of 14, set by [[Moose Haas]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 17, 2004|url=http://www.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040517&content_id=745688&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Milwaukee's Ben Sheets named National League Player of the Week|work=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=February 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221173048/http://mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040517&content_id=745688&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=February 21, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

By the end of the season, Sheets established himself as a [[strikeout]] threat, throwing 264, to finish second in the National League and third in the majors behind [[Randy Johnson]] and [[Johan Santana]].<ref name="MJS" /> After posting an ERA above 4.00 in his previous three seasons, Sheets compiled a dominant 2.70 ERA and 0.98 WHIP, which ranked Sheets fourth and third, respectively, among all starting pitchers.<ref name="MJS" /> Most impressively, Sheets amassed only 32 walks, giving Sheets a strikeout-to-walk ratio of over 8:1, far and away the best in the major leagues. A mediocre 12–14 win–loss record during this outstanding season was primarily the result of poor run support.<ref name="MJS" /> Sheets finished 8th in the [[Cy Young Award]] voting.

In response to his success in 2004, the Brewers signed Sheets to a four-year, $38.5 million extension.<ref name="MJS">{{cite news|url=http://www3.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=318696 |title=Sheets signs 4-year, $38.5 million deal |last=Haudricourt |first=Tom |date=April 16, 2005 |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=January 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819225144/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=318696 |archive-date=August 19, 2007 }}</ref> At that time, it was the largest contract in Brewers history.<ref name="MJS" /> However, after signing the contract, Sheets struggled with health issues. A series of inner ear infections that caused dizziness and a loss of balance forced Sheets onto the disabled list for a period of time in the beginning of the 2005 season.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2058866|title=Sheets anxious to return from inner ear infection|date=May 12, 2005|publisher=Associated Press via ESPN|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref>

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]]. He returned to the starting rotation two weeks after the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] break. Sheets pitched a seven-inning shutout against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. In his second game back, he would pitch nearly a complete-game shutout, but in the 9th inning, Sheets gave up a two-run homer to [[Ken Griffey Jr.]] of the Reds.

In 2007, 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]].<ref name="MLB-2007">{{cite news|url=http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070402&content_id=1874746&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil|title=Sheets tosses two-hitter at Dodgers; Right-hander dominant, retiring 22 in a row at one point|last=McCalvy|first=Adam|work=MLB.com|access-date=January 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206004041/http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070402&content_id=1874746&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil|archive-date=February 6, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> A strained hamstring in August forced him to miss the rest of the 2007 regular season.

[[File:DSC03161 Ben Sheets.jpg|220px|thumb|Sheets pitching for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] in {{Mlby|2008}}]]
Sheets started on [[Opening Day]] 2008 in a 4–3 win over the Cubs.<ref name="USA">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2008-03-31-brewers-cubs_N.htm|title=Cubs lose opener in 10; Zambrano injured |date=April 1, 2008|publisher=USA Today|access-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> He batted eighth in the lineup, the first Brewers starting pitcher to bat in a position other than ninth.<ref name="USA" /> In his second start, Sheets threw only the second complete-game shutout of his career, beating the San Francisco Giants 7–0 in a five-hit, eight-strikeout performance.<ref name="IHT-SO2">{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/06/sports/BBN-Giants-Brewers.php|title=Ben Sheets dominates as Milwaukee Brewers complete sweep of Giants with 7–0 win|date=April 6, 2008|publisher=Associated Press via the International Herald Tribune|access-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref>

On May 10, Sheets struck out St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman [[Albert Pujols]] on a breaking ball in the first inning to reach 1,082 strikeouts, breaking [[Teddy Higuera]]'s club mark.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} On July 9, Sheets had a season-high 11 strikeouts, including the first seven outs as strikeouts.<ref name="CBS">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20080709_COL@MIL |title=Rockies 8, Brewers 3 |date=July 9, 2008 |work=CBS Sports |access-date=January 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212441/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20080709_COL%40MIL |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> By mid-July, he was 10–3 with a 2.85 ERA and was chosen as a starting pitcher for the National League in the 2008 All-Star Game.<ref name="IHT">{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/14/sports/NA-BBO-MLB-All-Star-Game.php|title=Cleveland's Cliff Lee, Milwaukee's Ben Sheets to start All-Star game at Yankee Stadium|date=July 14, 2008|publisher=Associated Press via International Herald Tribune|access-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Pitching in his fourth All-Star Game, Sheets became the first Milwaukee Brewer pitcher to start an All-Star Game. In his 2008 All-Star outing, he pitched two scoreless innings, giving up one hit, walking two, and striking out three.

Sheets finished the season with 13–9 with a 3.09 ERA in 31 starts and 198{{fraction|1|3}} innings pitched.<ref name="MLB-rangers">{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090113&content_id=3743265&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp|title=Texas GM: Sheets a 'person of interest'|last=Sullivan|first=T.R.|date=January 13, 2009|work=MLB.com|access-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> He went to a 3–0 [[Count (baseball)|count]] on only 2% of all batters he faced in the season, the lowest percentage in the majors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2008-pitches-pitching.shtml |title=2008 Major League Baseball Pitching Pitches |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 15, 2011}}</ref> He also threw curveballs 33% of the time, more than any other starter in the major leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=4&season=2008&month=0 |title=Major League Leaderboards » 2008 » Pitchers » Pitch Type Statistics &#124; FanGraphs Baseball |publisher=Fangraphs.com |access-date=April 15, 2011}}</ref> At the end of the season, he incurred a tear in his right elbow, underwent [[Tommy John surgery]] and did not pitch in the postseason.<ref name="MLB-rangers" />

In October 2008, Sheets filed for free agency.<ref name="mlb-free agency">{{cite news|url=http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081030&content_id=3656200&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil|title=Brewers prepare offer for Sabathia; Deal to be presented Friday; Sheets one of five to test market|last=McCalvy|first=Adam|date=March 30, 2008|work=MLB.com|access-date=January 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205122853/http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081030&content_id=3656200&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil|archive-date=December 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Most teams were put off by Sheets due to his propensity for injuries.<ref name="MLB-rangers" /><ref name="MLB-mets">{{cite news|url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090118&content_id=3748835&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym|title=Mets look at adding Sheets to staff|last=Beck|first=Jason|date=January 18, 2009|work=MLB.com|access-date=January 19, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090121235814/http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090118&content_id=3748835&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym| archive-date= January 21, 2009 | url-status= dead}}</ref> In addition, Sheets was a "type-A" [[free agent]], meaning that if a team signed him before the [[Major League Baseball Draft|Rule 4 draft]], they would forfeit a draft pick to the Brewers. Sheets ultimately did not play during the 2009 season.

===Oakland Athletics (2010)===
[[File:Ben Sheets (4536369360) (Cropped).jpg|220px|thumb|Sheets pitching for the [[Oakland Athletics]] in {{Mlby|2010}}]]
On January 26, 2010, Sheets agreed to a one-year, $10 million with an additional $2 million in incentives, contract with the Oakland Athletics.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jane Lee |url=http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100126&content_id=7968982&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |title=Sheets ready to lead A's young rotation |publisher=Oakland.athletics.mlb.com |date=January 26, 2010 |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318031206/http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100126&content_id=7968982&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sheets got the Opening Day start, going five innings allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits while striking out three and walking four, receiving a [[No decision|no-decision]]. The Athletics lost the game in the bottom of the 9th.

On July 29, 2010, the Athletics announced Sheets would miss the remainder of the season due to a torn flexor in his right elbow. His season ended with Sheets going 4–9 in 20 starts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5418234|title=Oakland Athletics' RHP Ben Sheets out for season with elbow injury – ESPN|date=July 29, 2010|publisher=ESPN|access-date=July 29, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100801024729/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5418234| archive-date= August 1, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

===Atlanta Braves (2012)===
On July 1, 2012, the [[Atlanta Braves]] announced that Sheets had signed a minor league contract with the organization in order to attempt a comeback to the major leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8119211/atlanta-braves-right-hander-ben-sheets-agree-minor-league-contract |title=Sheets agrees to minor-league deal with Braves |work=ESPN.com |date=July 1, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2012}}</ref> He made his first minor league start with the [[Mississippi Braves]] on July 4, 2012. On July 12, the Braves announced that they had called Sheets up from the minors. Sheets made his first start in nearly two years, on July 15 against the New York Mets. He pitched six scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out five to earn the win.<ref>[http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/07/15/sheets-leads-braves-to-seventh-straight-win/ Sheets leads Braves to seventh straight win] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717194712/http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/07/15/sheets-leads-braves-to-seventh-straight-win/ |date=July 17, 2012 }}</ref> After his second start also resulted in no runs given up by Sheets, who pitched six innings of five-hit, six-strikeout ball, he stated, "If you asked me if I'm surprised I haven't given up a run, yeah I am. But I'm not surprised I'm getting people out. I wouldn't have come back if I didn't think I could get people out."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_07_21_atlmlb_wasmlb_1#gid=2012_07_21_atlmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=atl|title=Sheets dominant as Braves take twin-bill opener|last=Bowman|first=Mark|date=July 21, 2012|access-date=July 22, 2012|work=MLB.com}}</ref> Sheets made the final start of his career on October 3, 2012, against the Pirates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sheets wraps up career as Braves blank Pirates |url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/sports/mlb/sheets-wraps-up-career-as-braves-blank-pirates/368590448 |access-date=August 16, 2021 |date=October 3, 2012 |publisher=The Sports Network}} Alternative URLs [https://www.11alive.com/article/mb/sports/sheets-wraps-up-career-as-braves-blank-pirates/336751168 1] [https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/mlb/sheets-wraps-up-career-as-braves-blank-pirates/71-363620948 2]</ref>

==Personal life==
Sheets was born on July 18, 1978, in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name="USA/BW" /><ref name="MLB-rangers" /> During the 2004 season, Sheets resided in [[St. Amant, Louisiana]].<ref name="USA/BW" /> In 2008, he was living in [[Highland Park, Texas]].<ref name="DMN">{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/080608dnsporangnewsletter.38d478a.html|title=Texas Rangers' new pitching coach will have same message|last=Grant|first=Evan|date=August 5, 2008|publisher=Dallas Morning News|access-date=January 19, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081211174214/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/080608dnsporangnewsletter.38d478a.html| archive-date= December 11, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> He and his wife Julie have two sons, Seaver (named after [[Tom Seaver]]) and Miller Bennett.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/millersheets.html|title=What's in a name? Ask Ben Sheets...|last=Olson|first=Drew|date=March 22, 2007|publisher=OnMilwaukee.com|access-date=March 21, 2009}}</ref> Sheets is also part owner of the [[American Hockey League]]'s [[Milwaukee Admirals]]. He enjoys [[Cajun cuisine|Cajun food]], including [[jambalaya]] and [[Crayfish|crawfish etouffee]].<ref name="USA/BW" /> Since 2013, Sheets has been a volunteer baseball coach at his alma mater the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/20/retired-all-star-ben-sheets-starts-coaching-at-alma-mater/ |title=Retired All-Star Ben Sheets starts coaching at alma mater |publisher=NBC Sports |date=August 20, 2013}}</ref> [[Andy Sheets]], a former major league infielder, is a distant cousin.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

On June 13, 2014, Sheets was inducted into the Brewers Wall of Honor for pitching over 1,000 innings with the club.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140620095608/http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140613&content_id=79566730&vkey=pr_mil&c_id=mil "Brewers Wall of Honor" unveiling set for today]</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
*[[List of pitchers who have struck out 18 or more batters in a nine-inning baseball game]]
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