Benny rodriguez los angeles dodgers. Michael anthony vitar born december 21 1978 is an american former actor who appeared as benjamin franklin benny the jet rodriguez in the sandlot. In the off season of early 1969 rodriguez was traded to the denver hawks for left fielder andy boyce. He is the oldest of the group as well as the best player on the team.
He has two older siblings. That year rodriguez swiped home a record seven times while hitting 355 and stealing a total of 71 bases. With his new rodriguez started in every opening day in his first four opening days rodriguez batted352 with 8 runs and 4 rbis.
Benjamin franklin benny the jet rodriguez is the deuteragonist of the sandlot 1 the original sandlot made in 1993. The star player on the sandlot it seemed clear that benny was destined for greater things in baseball. The younger benny was played by mike vitar.
When he was 22 rodriguez earned his nickname benny the jet by setting the major league record for stealing home in a season. He is the best friend of scotty smalls. He started acting at the age of 12 when a casting manager spotted him in line for a ride at a school carnival.
At the end of 1974 rodriguez had already won 2 world series championships 1969 and 1973 with denver. Benjamin franklin benny the jet rodriguez was a fictional baseball player featured in the movie the sandlot. In fact at the end of the movie it is revealed that he had a major league career with the los angeles dodgers.
They say the jets lost a step or two noted.