American baseball player and coach (born 1981)
Baseball player
Jeremy Thomas Reed
(born June 15, 1981) is an American former
professional baseball
outfielder
and
coach
. He played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Seattle Mariners
,
New York Mets
,
Toronto Blue Jays
and
Milwaukee Brewers
. He was the
hitting coach
for the
Los Angeles Angels
.
Early life
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Reed graduated from Bonita High School in
La Verne, California
in 1999, and went on to play
college baseball
at
Long Beach State University
. He also played for the USA Summer National Team in
2001
and
2002
.
[1]
Professional career
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Reed was drafted by the
Chicago White Sox
as the 59th overall pick (2nd round) of the
2002 MLB Draft
.
In
2003
, he was honored as the minor league player of the year,
batting
.333 for
Single-A Winston-Salem
in 66 games and .409 for
Double-A Birmingham
in 65 games.
In June
2004
, Reed, along with
Miguel Olivo
and
Mike Morse
, was traded to the
Seattle Mariners
for
Freddy Garcia
,
Ben Davis
, and cash.
[2]
He led all major league
center fielders
in
range factor
(3.05) in
2005
.
In March
2006
, Reed injured his wrist when he ran into the padding in the outfield attempting to make a catch.
[3]
Later in July, Reed broke his right thumb trying to make a diving catch in the 11th
inning
,
[4]
and he was placed on the 60-day DL.
[5]
He missed the remainder of the season.
[6]
Ichiro Suzuki
moved to center field in mid-August 2006, taking Reed's starting job.
[7]
In March
2007
, Reed was optioned to Triple-A.
[8]
He spent most of the season with the
Tacoma Rainiers
, and returned to the major leagues as a September call-up.
[9]
In
2008
, his number was changed to 8 because manager
John McLaren
took 7, his number during his playing days. In May, Reed was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma and joined the Mariners for their game against the
Detroit Tigers
.
In December 2008, he was traded to the
New York Mets
along with
J. J. Putz
and
Sean Green
in a three-team trade.
[10]
Since many of the Mets major players on their 25-man roster were injured for most of 2009, he was given the ability to play a majority of the season in the majors in right field or at 1st base. He was non-tendered at the end of the 2009 season, making him a free agent.
On January 19, 2010, Reed signed a minor league deal with the
Toronto Blue Jays
with an invite to 2010 spring training.
[11]
While he did not make the team out of spring training,
[12]
Reed was called up to the major league roster on April 12.
[13]
[14]
On July 2, Reed was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas by Toronto and became a free agent after refusing the assignment.
[15]
[16]
On July 14, Reed was signed by the
Chicago White Sox
and assigned to the Triple-A
Charlotte Knights
.
Reed signed a minor league contract with a spring training invite for the
Milwaukee Brewers
on January 21, 2011.
[17]
[18]
The Brewers purchased his contract at the end of spring training and added him to the major league roster.
[19]
He was designated for assignment on April 11, to make room on the 25-man roster for
Jonathan Lucroy
.
[20]
He was traded to the
Minnesota Twins
on June 2 for future considerations.
[21]
He was assigned to the Triple-A
Rochester Red Wings
. On October 11, he elected free agency.
On January 10, 2013, he signed a minor league contract with a spring training invite with the
Arizona Diamondbacks
.
Coaching career
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Reed retired before 2013 spring training and was named minor league hitting coordinator for the
Milwaukee Brewers
for the 2014 season.
[22]
He served as the
Los Angeles Angels
minor league hitting coordinator from 2017 to 2018.
[23]
In November 2018, he was promoted by the Angels to be their major league hitting coach.
[24]
[25]
Reed was ejected for the first time in his major league career on April 12, 2022, for arguing a check swing call on
Matt Duffy
.
[26]
[27]
He was let go by the Angels after the 2022 season.
[28]
References
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The Official Site of The Seattle Mariners: Team: Player Information : Biography and Career Highlights
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"White Sox land RHP Garcia in five-player trade with Mariners"
. June 27, 2004
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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Arnold, Kirby (March 24, 2006).
"M's Reed out 4-6 weeks after breaking bone in wrist"
.
Everett Herald
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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Rockies vs. Mariners - Game Recap - July 2, 2006 - ESPN
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Fantasy Baseball Player Injury Updates | MLB.com
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Stone, Larry (August 28, 2006).
"M's Notebook: Baek states his case for 2007 roster spot"
.
The Seattle Times
. Archived from
the original
on September 2, 2006.
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Stark, Chuck (April 2, 2008).
"Grinding Away in Triple-A"
.
Kitsap Sun
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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Reed to Minors in Mariners' latest cuts
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"Seattle's Morrow, Reed sent back to Minors"
. MILB.com. March 29, 2008
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"Mets acquire All-Star reliever J.J. Putz in three-team deal"
. Archived from
the original
on 2011-07-14
. Retrieved
2008-12-11
.
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Bastian, Jordan (2010-01-19).
"Reed, Register sign Minors deals"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
2010-01-19
.
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French, Anthony (April 9, 2010).
"Major League veteran a mentor for younger 51s players"
.
Las Vegas Sun
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"Hamstring sends Jays Hill to disabled list"
. Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. April 12, 2010
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"Baseball: Twins open new stadium with a win"
.
Mercury News
. Associated Press. April 12, 2010
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"Gonzalez helps Blue Jays end five-game losing streak"
.
ESPN.com
. Associated Press. July 2, 2010
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"MLB transactions"
.
Columbus Dispatch
. July 3, 2011
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"Brewers sign OF Reed to minor league deal"
. WTSP. January 21, 2011
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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Hadricourt, Tom (January 21, 2011).
"Brewers sign OF Reed"
.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"Corey Hart, Jonathan Lucroy put on DL"
. Associated Press. March 30, 2011
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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Rosiak, Todd (June 2, 2011).
"Brewers trade Reed"
.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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Christensen, Joe (June 3, 2011).
"Postgame: Twins acquire Jeremy Reed, option Plouffe, promote Dinkelman"
.
Star Tribune
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"Brewers announce Minors staffs, including LeBoeuf"
.
MLB.com
. January 13, 2014
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"Angels announce 2017 minor league development staffs"
.
MLB.com
. January 20, 2017
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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Guardado, Maria (November 2, 2018).
"Angels promote Reed to hitting coach"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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Fletcher, Jeff (November 2, 2018).
"Angels promote Jeremy Reed from minor league role to hitting coach"
.
Orange County Register
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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"MLB Ejection 005 - Alfonso Marquez (1; Jeremy Reed)"
.
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"Angels earn walk-off win over Marlins on infield grounder | SaltWire"
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Bollinger, Rhett (October 19, 2022).
"Angels parting ways with hitting coaches Reed, Mallee"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
October 20,
2022
.
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