Ben Revere hit a home run for the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, the first of his Major League career.

Revere had registered 1,466 career at-bats.

"Definitely good getting that monkey off your back," he said. "My game is mainly hit line drives and hit the ball on the ground. I get in a lot of trouble when I hit the ball in the air. We were hoping we would win the game, but it was a good feeling."

Revere's home run drought marked the longest stretch to start a big league career since Frank Taveras went 1,594 at-bats from 1972-77.