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Jose Reyes is the most overrated shortstops in baseball. He shows up pitchers when he hits a homerun, but when pitchers strike him out they don't show him up. He can celebrate all he wants when he hits a homerun ''during'' the season. When it comes to October though, lets see if he's celebrating.
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{{Infobox MLB player|
name=José Reyes|
image=NYM Jose Reyes 7 cropped.JPG|
width=300|
position=Shortstop|
team=New York Mets|
number=7|
bats=Switch|
throws=Right|
birthdate={{birth date and age|1983|6|11}}|
birthplace=[[Villa Gonzalez]], [[Dominican Republic]]|
debutdate=June 10|
debutyear=2003|
debutteam=New York Mets|
statyear=May 24, 2009|
stat1label=[[Batting average]]|
stat1value=.286|
stat2label=[[Stolen base]]s|
stat2value=301|
stat3label=[[Run (baseball)|Runs]]|
stat3value=551|
stat4label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]|
stat4value=960|
stat5label=[[Triple (baseball)|Triples]]|
stat5value=73|
stat6label=[[Home run]]s|
stat6value=63|
awards=<nowiki></nowiki>
* 2x [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection (2006, 2007)
* [[Silver Slugger Award]] winner (2006)
* Led [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] in Triples (2005, 2006, 2008)
* Led [[National League|NL]] in Stolen Bases (2005, 2006, 2007)
* NY Mets All-Time Leader in Triples
* NY Mets All-Time Leader in Stolen Bases
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* [[New York Mets]] ({{by|2003}}-present)
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'''José Bernabé Reyes''' (born June 11, 1983) is a [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] [[baseball]] player, who plays [[shortstop]] for the [[New York Mets]] of [[Major League Baseball]]. He led the major leagues in triples in 2005, 2006 and 2008, and led the [[National League]] in stolen bases in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He is also the Mets all-time leader in both triples and stolen bases.
==Biography==
José Reyes was born June 11, 1983 in [[Villa Gonzalez]], [[Dominican Republic]]. He grew up in the village of [[Palmar Arriba]], on the outskirts of [[Santiago Province (Dominican Republic)|Santiago]].His cousin Terrell Smith-Reyes was born in villa gonzalez, Dominican Republic and raised in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. These two are very close.<ref name="Jose Reyes Biography">{{cite web| url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Reyes/Reyes_bio.html | title=Jose Reyes Biography| work=JockBio| accessdate=2009-04-01}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Minor leagues===
Reyes was spotted by New York Mets scouts Eddy Toledo and Juan Mercado during a tryout camp in [[Santiago Province (Dominican Republic)|Santiago]] in the summer of 1999. After initial concerns over Reyes' slight frame, the Mets offered him a contract, which he signed on [[August 16]], [[1999]]. Despite traditionally sending youngsters to play in their Dominican academy, the Mets made an exception with Reyes and sent him to the [[Kingsport Mets]] of the [[Appalachian League]] for the 2000 season.<ref name="Jose Reyes Biography"/> He finished the season with a .250 batting average from 49 games.

For the 2001 season, Reyes was assigned to the Class-A Columbia Bombers. He excelled both in the field and at the plate, hitting .307 with 42 extra-base hits and winning the Player of the Year award.

After spending some time in the big-league spring training camp, Reyes began the 2002 season with the [[St. Lucie Mets]] in the Class A-Advanced [[Florida State League]]. In the first 3 months of the season, he demonstrated that he could handle the step up, and was promoted to Double-A [[Binghamton Mets|Binghamton]]. In his first game, Reyes had 5 hits and 4 RBIs, and completed the season with a .287 average, 27 steals and 26 extra-base hits from 65 games.

On [[December 15]] [[2002]], the Mets traded first-choice shortstop [[Rey Ordóñez]] to [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays|Tampa Bay]], apparently clearing the way for Reyes to become the everyday shortstop for the coming season. However, two weeks later the Mets signed veteran [[Rey Sánchez]] to a one-year deal, with the plan being to allow Reyes to mature in the minors while Sanchez kept the big-league spot warm for him. Reyes spent the first two months of the 2003 season at the Triple-A [[Norfolk Tides]], where he batted .269 and stole 26 bases in just 42 games.

Injuries to [[Mike Piazza]] and [[Mo Vaughn]] had contributed to the Mets' poor performance in the [[National League East]], and eventually convinced manager [[Art Howe]] to begin blooding some of the team's younger talent.<ref name="Jose Reyes Biography"/> When Rey Sánchez strained his thumb on [[June 5]] [[2003]], Reyes received his call-up to the majors, just days before his 20th birthday.

===2003&ndash;2005===
Reyes made his major league debut on [[June 10]] [[2003]] against the Texas Rangers, the day before his 20th birthday, going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs in a 9-7 loss. After the game, Reyes collected the ball and sent it to his parents. Over the following weeks Reyes' impressive form continued, including a [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] off [[Jarrod Washburn]] in an 8-0 victory over the Angels. When [[Rey Sánchez]] completed his month-long spell on the DL, Reyes' strong form ensured that Sánchez had to be content with a place on the bench.

Reyes' season was cut short a month early by a sprained ankle, but he still managed to compile impressive rookie numbers. In 69 games, he batted .307 with 32 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Reyes finished 8th in voting for the 2003 NL [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]].

[[Image:Jose Reyes 2006.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Reyes at bat in July 2006 against the [[Houston Astros]]]]
Prior to the 2004 season, the Mets signed [[Japan]]ese star [[Kazuo Matsui]], whose only condition upon signing was that he got a chance to play his regular position, shortstop. As a result, Reyes was asked to learn [[second baseman|second base]] duties. The huge expectations on Reyes for the 2004 season were tempered early on, when he suffered a strained hamstring and remained on the DL until [[June 19]].

When he returned, the Mets were involved in a close race in the [[National League East]] with the [[Florida Marlins|Marlins]], [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]], and [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]]. However, a back problem for Reyes and injuries to other key Mets led to a collapse and instead of being involved in a pennant race, the team found themselves fighting to stay out of last place in the division. By the end of the season Reyes had returned to his preferred position at shortstop, with Matsui moving back to second base. Reyes ended a disappointing season with a batting average of .255, with 14 RBIs and 19 stolen bases from 53 games.

At the age of 21, Reyes was handed the leadoff spot in the Mets' line-up in his first full season in the major leagues. Despite struggling slightly with his plate discipline - he had only 27 walks in a league-high 733 plate appearances - he finished the season with solid numbers. In 161 games he had 48 extra-base hits, 58 RBIs and 60 stolen bases. Reyes led the [[National League]] in stolen bases and led the majors in triples. However, he also led all National League shortstops in errors with 18.

===2006&ndash;2007===
During spring training in 2006, the Mets brought in former player [[Rickey Henderson]] as a specialist instructor. One of the reasons Henderson was hired was to help tutor Reyes in the arts of getting on base and stealing bases - skills at which Henderson excelled throughout his own career.

Reyes won [[Player of the Week]] honors in the [[National League]] for the weeks beginning [[June 12]] and [[June 19]], becoming the first Mets player to be named the NL Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks since [[Jesse Orosco]] in 1983.<ref name="Back2Back POTW">{{cite web |url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060626&content_id=1524384&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym |last=Yanik |first=Kevin |title=Reyes earns weekly honor again |publisher=MLB.com |accessdate=2006-07-03 |date=2006-06-26}}</ref> During this two-week period Reyes had 30 hits in 57 at-bats (a .526 batting average) and raised his season batting average from .246 to .302. On [[June 21]] [[2006]] in a 6-5 loss against the [[Cincinnati Reds]] Reyes [[Hitting for the cycle|hit for the cycle]], becoming the ninth Met in team history to do so.<ref name="MLB.com Reyes Cycle">{{cite web |url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060621&content_id=1516690&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym. |last=Noble |first=Marty |title=Reyes' cycle soured by Mets loss |publisher=MLB.com |accessdate=2006-06-21 |date=2006-06-21}}</ref>

Reyes' outgoing personality began to make him a fan favorite in New York. He became well-known for the elaborate handshakes he creates with his teammates to celebrate runs scored.<ref name="Handshakes">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/11/sports/baseball/11mets.html?ex=1310270400&en=c11e2b8673f803fc&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |last=Shpigel |first=Ben |title=Young Stars in Alignment |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=2006-08-04 |date=2006-06-11}}</ref> In his spots as 'Professor Reyes', Reyes taught the [[Shea Stadium|Shea]] faithful the Spanish language between innings on the stadium's Diamond Vision screen, helping to make him one of the Mets' most popular players.

On [[August 3]], [[2006]], Reyes signed a four-year, $23.25 million contract extension with the Mets, thereby avoiding salary arbitration. The contract includes an $11 million option for 2011 with a buy-out of $500,000 if the Mets do not pick up the option. Reyes also received a $1.5 million signing bonus.

[[Image:José Reyes 2006.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Reyes during a game in May 2006]]
On [[August 15]], [[2006]], Reyes hit three [[home run]]s in an 11-4 loss against the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] at [[Citizens Bank Park]] in [[Philadelphia]]. Two days later, he became the second player in Mets history to record at least 50 stolen bases in consecutive seasons. On [[September 7]] [[2006]], Reyes hit the first [[inside-the-park home run]] of his career, against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] at [[Shea Stadium]]. Reyes was timed at 14.81 seconds for his dash around the bases - the equivalent of running a circular 100-meter dash in about 13.5 seconds.<ref name="Speedy Reyes">{{cite web |url=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-spmets084881990sep08,0,3774763.story?coll=ny-mets-print |last=Herrmann |first=Mark |title=Study in Complete Domination |publisher=Stamford Advocate |accessdate=2006-09-11 |date=2006-09-07}}</ref>

As the 2006 season wound down, Reyes was in pursuit of an unusual feat - reaching 20 home runs, 20 triples, 20 doubles, and 20 stolen bases. Reyes finished the 2006 regular season with an average of .300, 19 home runs, 81 RBIs, 122 Runs and 64 stolen bases from 153 games. He increased his on-base percentage by 54 points, and his slugging percentage was almost 100 points higher than in 2005. Reyes' walk rate nearly doubled - in 30 fewer plate appearances, he went from 27 walks to 53. He also showed similar improvement in the field - in 2006 he had a [[range factor]] of 3.86, the lowest of all major league shortstops. Reyes picked up a [[Silver Slugger Award]], was called up to his first [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]], and finished 7th in [[NL MVP]] voting.

The Mets clinched their spot in the playoffs, and Reyes experienced the [[Major League Baseball postseason|postseason]] for the first time in his career. He made his playoff debut on [[October 4]] [[2006]] against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in the [[2006 National League Division Series]]. Though he hit just .167 for the series, he came up big in key situations, scoring the winning run in Game 1, driving in the go-ahead run in Game 2, and knocking in the game-tying run in the 6th inning of Game 3. In Game 6 of the [[2006 National League Championship Series]] against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and facing elimination, Reyes hit a leadoff home run in the first inning to jump start his team and help force a deciding Game 7, which the Mets went on to lose 3-1.

In November [[2006]] Reyes participated in the [[Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series]] along with teammates [[John Maine]] and [[David Wright (baseball)|David Wright]]. He hit a 2-run walk-off home run in the 10th inning of Game 5, giving the [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] team their first sweep of their [[Nippon Professional Baseball|NPB]] rivals.

On [[July 12]] [[2007]], Reyes hit the ninth leadoff home run of his career against [[Cincinnati Reds]] pitcher [[Bronson Arroyo]], setting a new record for the franchise.<ref name="Leadoff HR">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2007/07/13/2007-07-13_mets_show_pep_but_little_pop.html |last=McCarron |first=Anthony |title=Mets Show Pep, but Little Pop |publisher=New York Daily News |accessdate=2007-07-13 |date=2007-07-13}}</ref>

In August Reyes stole his 50th base of the year, becoming the first New York baseball player to steal 50 or more bases in three consecutive seasons. On [[August 22]] [[2007]], Reyes stole his 65th, 66th, and 67th bases and broke [[Roger Cedeño]]'s Mets record for the most stolen bases in a single season. August also saw Reyes tie the Mets record for stealing at least one base in four straight games.

In the last month of the season, Reyes' struggles were seen to be a key component of the Mets historic late-season collapse. He batted .205 and had an on-base percentage of only .279. His struggles brought much criticism from Mets fans. Reyes finished the season with a .280 batting average, 60 extra-base hits, 12 home runs, 57 RBIs and 78 stolen bases from 160 games.

===2008&ndash;2009===
[[Image:José scores.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Reyes is congratulated after scoring]]
In spring training and the early part of the 2008 season, Reyes vocalized a plan to focus a little more on baseball, and a little less on the theatrics - such as his dugout dances after home runs - that drew criticism during the late part of 2007 when the Mets were struggling. One of the casualties of this change of focus was the Professor Reyes segment played between innings at [[Shea Stadium|Shea]] where he taught the fans Spanish words and phrases. This was replaced by 'Maine Street USA' with [[John Maine]], and 'Do The Wright Thing' with [[David Wright (baseball)|David Wright]], which failed to match the popularity of Reyes' spots. However, with some prodding by his teammates, Reyes was encouraged to continue playing with the same energy as he had previously.<ref>Pascarelli, Peter ([[2008]]-[[April 19|4-19]]). [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3355139 "It's time for Reyes to be Reyes"], [[ESPN]].com, Accessed April 19, 2008. </ref>

On [[July 3]], Reyes' childhood friend [[Argenis Reyes]] was called up from the Triple-A [[New Orleans Zephyrs]]. When Argenis played, he and José made up the middle infield for the Mets, with Argenis Reyes at second base. On [[July 20]], Reyes overtook [[Mookie Wilson]] as the Mets all-time triples leader after legging out his 63rd career triple in the fourth inning of a game against the [[Cincinnati Reds]].

On [[September 10]], Reyes broke the Mets all-time record for stolen bases, previously held by [[Mookie Wilson]], with his 282nd career stolen base coming in the third inning of a game against the [[Washington Nationals]]. After stealing second to break the record, he then stole third and scored the go-ahead run on a single by [[David Wright]]. On [[September 23]] [[2008]], Reyes achieved his first 200-hit season with a bases-clearing triple. He is the second Met to reach this landmark, after [[Lance Johnson]] in 1996. Reyes finished the season with a batting average of .297, with 72 extra-base hits (including a majors-leading 19 triples), 68 RBIs and 56 stolen bases.

A few days before spring training, Mets manager [[Jerry Manuel]] announced that he was considering moving Reyes from the leadoff spot to 2nd or 3rd in the line-up. However, Reyes playing in the [[2009 World Baseball Classic|World Baseball Classic]] meant his playing time in the Mets training camp was limited, and led to Manuel deciding to move Reyes back to the leadoff spot. Speaking of the decision, Reyes said "That's where I've hit all my life... I'd like to be a leadoff hitter."<ref name="MLB.com Reyes at 3rd">{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090312&content_id=3975674&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym |last=Noble |first=Marty |title=Reyes returns to Mets camp |publisher=MLB.com |accessdate=2009-04-04 |date=2009-03-12}}</ref>

Reyes reached 300 steals in the seventh inning in a game against the Pirates on May 10th, 2009, swiping third base as part of a double steal with another 300 man, Luis Castillo. Already the Mets' all-time leader in career stolen bases, Reyes could conceivably reach 400 steals by the time his contract with the Mets expires in 2010.

On May 26, 2009, Reyes was placed on the DL due to a calf injury. Reyes was expected to be back in early June but when rehabbing the injury he pulled himself from an extended spring training game; an MRI the following day revealed the tear, which Reyes confirmed was different than the initial injury. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
==International career==
===2006 World Baseball Classic===
Reyes represented the [[Dominican Republic]] in the [[2006 World Baseball Classic]]. The team finished top of their group in both the first and second rounds, but fell to [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuba]] in the semi-finals. Reyes' playing time was limited due to the presence of [[Miguel Tejada]] in the shortstop spot. In 6 at-bats, Reyes collected 1 hit and 1 run, as well as 2 stolen bases.

===2009 World Baseball Classic===
Reyes was again called up to the [[Dominican Republic]] team for the [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009 competition]]. He had a disappointing tournament as the Dominican Republic were eliminated after only three games, suffering two defeats against the underdog [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]] team. Reyes finished the tournament with just 1 hit and 2 runs from 9 at-bats.

==Personal life==
Reyes currently lives in [[Manhasset, New York|Manhasset]], [[New York]] with his wife.<ref name="Move Over Derek Jeter">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2007/05/06/2007-05-06_move_over_derek_jeter.html |last=Red |first=Christian |title=Move over, Derek Jeter |publisher=New York Daily News |accessdate=2009-04-05 |date=2007-05-06}}</ref>

==Media appearances==
On [[December 7]] [[2007]] Reyes was announced as the cover athlete for ''[[Major League Baseball 2K8]]'' from [[2K Sports]], taking over from [[New York Yankees]] counterpart [[Derek Jeter]]. Reyes was also the cover athlete for the [[Nintendo DS]] spinoff, ''[[Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars]]'', albeit in cartoon form.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183758.html GameSpot]</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* 2-time NL All-Star (2006, 2007)
* 2-time New York Mets Minor League Player of the Year (2001, 2002)
* 2001 Low-A All-Star
* 2002 1st Team Minor League All-Star
* 2002 Florida State League All-Star
* 2002 Eastern League All-Star
* 2002 Futures Game All-Star MVP
* 2006 NL Silver Slugger Award
* 2007 NL Player of the Month Award (April)

==Achievements==
* 3-time MLB Triples Leader (2005, 2006, 2008)
* 3-time NL Stolen Bases Leader (2005, 2006, 2007)
* 2-time MLB Stolen Bases Leader (2006, 2007)
* New York Mets All-Time Leader in Triples
* New York Mets All-Time Leader in Stolen Bases

==Career statistics==
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|- style="background-color:#f47937; color:white"
! width="35"|Year!! align="left" width="20"|Age!! align="left" width="60"|Team!! align="left" width="20"|Lg!! width="25"|[[Games played|<font color=white>G</font>]]!! width="25"|[[At bat|<font color=white>AB</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Run (baseball)|<font color=white>R</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Hit (baseball)|<font color=white>H</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Double (baseball)|<font color=white>2B</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Triple (baseball)|<font color=white>3B</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Home run|<font color=white>HR</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Run batted in|<font color=white>RBI</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Stolen base|<font color=white>SB</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Caught stealing|<font color=white>CS</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Base on balls|<font color=white>BB</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Strikeout|<font color=white>SO</font>]]!! width="30"|[[Batting average|<font color=white>BA</font>]]!! width="30"|[[On base percentage|<font color=white>OBP</font>]]!! width="30"|[[Slugging percentage|<font color=white>SLG</font>]]!! width="30"|[[On-base plus slugging#Adjusted OPS|<font color=white>OPS+</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Total bases|<font color=white>TB</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Sacrifice hit|<font color=white>SH</font>]]!! width="20"|[[Sacrifice fly|<font color=white>SF</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Intentional base on balls|<font color=white>IBB</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Hit by pitch|<font color=white>HBP</font>]]!! width="25"|[[Double play|<font color=white>GDP</font>]]
|-
| {{mlby|2003}}|| 20|| align="left"|[[2003 New York Mets season|New York]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
|| 69||274||47||84||12||4||5||32||13||3||13||36||.307||.334||.434||102||119||2||3||0||0||1
|- style="background-color:#d3d3d3"
| {{mlby|2004}}|| 21|| align="left"|[[2004 New York Mets season|New York]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
|| 53||220||33||56||16||2||2||14||19||2||5||31||.255||.271||.373||65||82||4||0||0||0||1
|-
| {{mlby|2005}}|| 22|| align="left"|[[2005 New York Mets season|New York]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
|| 161||696||99||190||24||17||7||58||60||15||27||78||.273||.300||.386||81||269||4||4||0||2||7
|- style="background-color:#d3d3d3"
| {{mlby|2006}}|| 23|| align="left"|[[2006 New York Mets season|New York]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
|| 153||647||122||194||30||17||19||81||64||17||53||81||.300||.354||.487||115||315||2||0||6||1||6
|-
| {{mlby|2007}}|| 24|| align="left"|[[2007 New York Mets season|New York]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
|| 160||681||119||191||36||12||12||57||78||21||77||78||.280||.354||.421||103||287||5||1||13||1||6
|- style="background-color:#d3d3d3"
| {{mlby|2008}}|| 25|| align="left"|[[2008 New York Mets season|New York]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
||159||688 ||113 ||204 ||37 ||19 ||16 ||68 ||56 ||15 ||66 ||82 ||.297 ||.358 ||.475 ||118 ||327 ||5 ||3 ||8 ||1 ||9
|-
| {{mlby|2009}}|| 26|| align="left"|[[2009 New York Mets season|New York]]|| align="left"|[[National League|NL]]
|| 33||140||18||40||7||2||2||15||11||2||18||17||.286||.365||.407||90||57||0||1||1||0||2
<!-- G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ TB SH SF IW HBP GDP -->

|- style="background-color:#003581; color:white"
| colspan=4 align="right" |Totals:
||788 ||3,346 ||551 ||959 ||162 ||73 ||63 ||325 ||301 ||75 ||259 ||403 ||.287 ||.338 ||.435 ||101 ||1,456 ||22 ||12 ||28|| 5 ||32
<!-- G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ TB SH SF IW HBP GDP -->

|}{{small|Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through May 13, [[2009 in baseball|2009]].<ref name=br-stats>{{cite web| url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reyesjo01.shtml | title=Jose Reyes Statistics| work=Baseball-Reference| accessdate=2009-05-14}}</ref>}}

==See also==
{{commonscat}}
* [[Hitting for the cycle]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball triples champions]]
* [[Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players with 300 stolen bases]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{baseballstats |mlb=408314 |espn=5411 |br=r/reyesjo01 |fangraphs=1736 |cube=R/Jose-Reyes-2}}
* [http://www.armchairgm.com/index.php?title=Jose_Reyes ArmchairGM player page]
*[http://www.talk-sports.net/mlb/fan.aspx/Jose_Reyes Fan Forum]
* [http://www2.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Jose_Reyes/ SportsNet player page]

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Revision as of 17:16, 1 July 2009

Jose Reyes is the most overrated shortstops in baseball. He shows up pitchers when he hits a homerun, but when pitchers strike him out they don't show him up. He can celebrate all he wants when he hits a homerun during the season. When it comes to October though, lets see if he's celebrating.