Michael Elliott Reed (born April 27, 1995) is an American

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who is a free agent.

Early life and education

Reed attended St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island. He played baseball, hockey and soccer.

Amateur career

Reed was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the

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. He did not sign and attended the

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where he played

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for the Florida Gators. As a freshman at Florida in 2014, Reed started 51 of 60 games, hitting .244 over 172 at-bats. After a 1–14 start in his sophomore year in 2015, he started wearing glasses on the field. That year he started 69 of 70 games and hit .305/.367/.433 with four home runs, 47

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(RBI) and 18 stolen bases. After the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer. In 2015, he batted .305 with four home runs and 47 RBIs. As a junior in 2016, he batted .262 with four home runs, 32 RBIs and 24 stolen bases.

Professional career

San Diego Padres

After his junior year, Reed was drafted by the

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in the second round of the 2016 MLB draft. He signed and was assigned to the

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, where he spent all of his first professional season, batting .254 with 13 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in 51 games. In 2017, he played for the

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where he posted a .234 batting average with six home runs and 35 RBIs in 88 games. In 2018, he played with both the

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and the San Antonio Missions, slashing .271/.319/.435 with 13 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 51 stolen bases in 122 games between both teams. He spent 2019 with the

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, hitting .228 with 14 home runs, fifty RBIs, and 23 stolen bases over 121 games.

Oakland Athletics

On December 12, 2019, Reed was traded to the Oakland Athletics as the

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in the

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trade. Reed did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. In 2021, Reed spent the majority of the year with the Triple-A

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, hitting .255/.367/.363 with one home run and 14 RBI. In 2022, he played in 20 games for Las Vegas, slashing .196/.255/.196 with no home runs and 3 RBI. He was released by the Athletics on May 10, 2022.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On June 18, 2022, Reed signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He then appeared in 28 games for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. He hit .247 between Tulsa, Las Vegas, and the rookie-level

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. In 2023, he played in eight games for the Triple-A

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, hitting .191/.320/.571 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI. Reed was released by the Dodgers on April 29, 2023.

Milwaukee Brewers

On May 13, 2023, Reed signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. In 29 games for the Triple–A Nashville Sounds, he batted .207/.311/.326 with 2 home runs, 11 RBI, and 4 stolen bases. On July 13, Reed was released by the Brewers.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-07-13/p-1

References

External links

Florida Gators bio
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