If Keanu Reeves played baseball: outfield, rated 84

Keanu Reeves as a baseball player: scouting report

Keanu Reeves already starred in a movie called Speed, and in this game speed is the best part of his card. Center field is the obvious home. Before Hollywood he grew up in Toronto playing ice hockey as a goaltender, a position that trains the eyes and the reflexes to react to a puck almost before it leaves the stick. Tracking a line drive off the bat is the same skill on a much bigger field.

His fielding sits right beside the speed. For The Matrix and the John Wick films he trained for months in martial arts and stunt work, and he became known for doing as much of his own action as the productions allowed. That kind of preparation turns into clean routes, sure hands and a willingness to lay out at full speed. At the plate the contact and eye are both strong and even, which gives him a calm, professional approach: he takes his walks, sprays the ball around and gets on base for the hitters behind him.

The arm is the honest weakness, so pair him with a corner outfielder who can throw and let him own the middle. Power is moderate; there is some pop, but he is more of a doubles and triples hitter than a slugger, which makes him a natural leadoff man. If your outfield is already full, he moves to second base with a small drop and handles shortstop in a pinch. He also plays bass in the band Dogstar, so he knows the value of holding down a steady part in a bigger group. Draft him early as a top of the order engine.

Plays like A fearless center fielder who lays out for everything

Put Keanu Reeves in your lineup

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