Britt William Reames (born August 19, 1973) is a former

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. He pitched parts of six seasons in the major leagues, between and , for four teams.

Amateur career

Reames attended Seneca Senior High School in

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. He was selected out of high school 46th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft by the Texas Rangers, but opted to play

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for the Citadel Bulldogs. In 1994, he played

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in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. He was selected 17th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft by the

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Professional career

A promising minor league prospect early on, Reames had an impressive 1996 season with single-A Peoria, Reames was named

Minor League Pitcher of the Year when finished with 15 wins and a 1.90 ERA. However, he sat out the 1997 and 1998 seasons while he recovered from Tommy John surgery. After recovering, Reames made his debut in the major leagues for the Cardinals in 2000. In that year he started seven games, managed a 2.88 ERA, and contributed to his team's World Series contention, giving up one run in 9.2 playoff innings. Over the next several years, he pitched for the

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, the

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, and the

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, always switching between the majors and the minors. On August 11, 2006 he was called up by the Pirates when

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went on the disabled list. On August 28, 2006, he was designated for assignment. He has not pitched professionally since 2006. He spent three years as the pitching coach at Furman from 2008 through 2010 before taking the same position at his alma mater prior to the 2011 season. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at The Citadel in November 2008.

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