Eric Reed (baseball)
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| image =
| name = Eric Reed
| position = Center fielder
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|12|2}}
| birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
| bats = Left
| throws = Left
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = April 3
| debutyear = 2006
| debutteam = Florida Marlins
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = July 18
| finalyear = 2007
| finalteam = Florida Marlins
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = Batting average
| stat1value = .098
| stat2label = Home runs
| stat2value = 0
| stat3label = Runs batted in
| stat3value = 0
| teams =
- Florida Marlins ({{By|2006}}–{{By|2007}})
}}
Eric Shane Reed (born December 2, 1980) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Florida Marlins in 2006 and 2007.
Amateur career
A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Reed attended Monticello High School in Monticello, Arkansas where he was a letterman in football, baseball, and powerlifting, and garnered all-state honors in both football and baseball. He attended Texas A&M University, and in 2001 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and won the league's Thurman Munson Award for leading all hitters with a .365 batting average.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2001&T=Wareham_Gatemen |title=2001 Wareham Gatemen |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |date= |accessdate=July 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://master.v2.capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ftp/archives/Arc2001/allstar/CCBL_western_all_stars.htm |title=West Division All Stars |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=May 6, 2020}}{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.capecodbaseball.org/news/season/index.html?article_id=369 |title=Wareham and Chatham win 1st games |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date=August 7, 2001 |accessdate=September 25, 2019}} Reed was drafted in the 9th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins.
Professional career
Reed made his Major League Baseball debut with the Florida Marlins on April 3, 2006, against the Houston Astros. He started the season 4-for-35 (.114) with three stolen bases and was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on May 17. On May 19, 2008, Reed signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and was assigned to Double-A Binghamton, but was released in early July.
References
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External links
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Category:Major League Baseball center fielders
Category:Florida Marlins players
Category:Texas A&M Aggies baseball players
Category:Baseball players from Little Rock, Arkansas
Category:Jamestown Jammers players
Category:Jupiter Hammerheads players
Category:Albuquerque Isotopes players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Carolina Mudcats players
Category:Wareham Gatemen players
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