Michael Anthony Vitar (born December 21, 1978) is an American firefighter and former actor who appeared as Benjamin Franklin "Benny the Jet" Rodriguez in The Sandlot and Luis Mendoza in the final two Mighty Ducks films.
He started acting as a teenager when a casting manager spotted him in line for a ride at a school carnival.
On October 31, 2015, Vitar and two other firefighters confronted 22-year-old Samuel Chang, who was handing out candy in their neighborhood to trick-or-treaters.
They wrongly accused him of handing out drug-laced candy, and then chased Chang, until catching him and pinning him to the ground.
Against the will of the Chang family, Vitar was allowed to plead no contest to a reduced charge of misdemeanor battery, and was suspended without pay for six months.