Reginald Allen Harris (born August 12, 1968) is an American former

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Modern professional ...

middle relief pitcher In baseball, a middle reliever or middle relief pitcher, is a relief pitcher who typically pitches during the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings of a standard baseball game. In leagues with no designated hitter, such as in the National League prio ...

, who played in

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(MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1990–91),

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(1996), Philadelphia Phillies (1997), Houston Astros (1998), and Milwaukee Brewers (1999). He was drafted in the first round (26th overall) in the

1987 Major League Baseball draft The Major League Baseball Draft is the process by which Major League Baseball (MLB) teams select athletes to play for their organization. High school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and anyone who had never played under a professional con ...

. Listed at , , Harris batted and threw

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. In a six-season career, Harris posted a 2-3 record with a 4.91

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in 86 appearances, including 95 strikeouts, 81 walks, 28

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, and 121.0 innings of work. He was not credited with a save. In 2015, Harris was hired as pitching coach for the

Sussex County Miners The Sussex County Miners are a professional independent league baseball team based in the Augusta section of Frankford Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The Miners are members of the East Division of the Frontier League, an ...

but left the team in early July. As of 2018, he served as the pitching coach of the indy league

Chicago Dogs The Chicago Dogs are an independent professional baseball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. They began play in 2018 and p ...

. In 2021, Harris was hired as pitching coach for the

Gastonia Honey Hunters The Gastonia Honey Hunters are a professional baseball team based in Gastonia, North Carolina. They play in the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a "partner league" of Major League Baseball, at CaroMont Health Park ...

of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

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