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  • Third Opening Day start a charm for Gallardo

    join some rare organizational air, becoming the fourth pitcher in Brewers history to start as many as three season openers. Ben Sheets holds the club record with six Opening Day assignments, including four in a row from 2002-05. Jim Slaton started three in   from MLB.com Read more »

  • Gallardo to start third straight Opening Day

    putting him in exclusive company in terms of Brewers history. Jim Slaton and Teddy Higuera started three openers apiece, and Ben Sheets got the nod a club-record six times, including four straight Opening Days from 2002-05. Right-hander Zack Greinke and left-hander   from MLB.com Read more »

  • Sparked by Ben Sheets' three-hit, no-walk shutout, the U.S. defeated Cuba, 4-0, in Sydney to win gold and put an end to their rivals Olympic winning streak. Top Team USA Moment: U.S. ends Cuba's baseball dominance in Sydney

    by Ben Sheets' three-hit, no-walk shutout, the U.S. defeated Cuba, 4-0, in Sydney to win gold and put an end to their rivals Olympic winning streak. Events in the 2000 Olympics baseball final were compared at the time with the infamous 1972 basketball final   from Universal Sports Read more »

  • Clubbies mourn loss of friend

    starter Ben Sheets tried to match Mike Moulder's beard in 2003. Longtime Brewers staffers have been working with a heavy heart after Mike Moulder, a fixture in the clubhouse during the team’s first six seasons at Miller Park, passed away suddenly last week   from Brew Beat Read more »

About Ben Sheets

Ben M. Sheets (born July 18, 1978) is an American baseball player. He was a starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball from 2001-2008. Sheets throws a four-seam fastball clocked between 94-98 mph (151-158 km/h), a curveball in the 80-83 mph (129-134 km/h) range, and a changeup that arrives in the mid-70's. Sheets also has great control of his three pitches, as evidenced by the outstanding strikeout-walk ratios he has posted over recent seasons. Sheets is a four time All-Star. Sheets has been hampered with injury problems throughout his career and has been on the disabled list (DL) for long periods. He was an All-Star in 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2008.

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