Mark Maloney on Kentucky sports

Ben Revere

Fort Myers Miracle teammates Ben Revere and Chris Cates were among the players named Thursday to play in the Florida State League all-star game. The Miracle will host the game June 20.

Chris Cates

Revere, a center fielder out of Lexington Catholic, leads the league with 65 hits over 50 games. He ranks second with a .342 batting average, third with 22 stolen bases and a .408 on-base percentage, and fourth with 32 runs. A 5-foot-9, 166-pounder, Revere also ranks 12th in total bases (76) and OPS — on-base plus slugging percentages (.808). His RBI total of 20 is 20th in the league. Revere’s slugging percentage of .400 is 23rd, a point behind former Lafayette High School and University of Kentucky third baseman Michael Bertram. Revere has hit one homer.

Cates, a second baseman/shortstop out of the University of Louisville, is 23rd in the FSL with a .276 batting average. He also has 15 RBI, 20 runs and a pair of steals over 45 games. The 5-foot-3, 145-pounder has not homered.