Ryan Reid (baseball)

Ryan Allen Reid (born April 24, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Major League Baseball (MLB). Reid played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Mets. Mainly, Reid worked as a relief pitcher for these major teams.

Ryan Reid
Pitcher
Born: (1985-04-24) April 24, 1985
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 3, 2013, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 2013, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average1.64
Strikeouts7
Teams

Early life

Reid was born and raised in Portland, Maine. He played baseball at Deering High School with fellow future Major League Baseball player Ryan Flaherty.[1]

Career

Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Reid in the 7th round of the 2006 MLB Draft out of James Madison University, where he played baseball for the Dukes under head coach Spanky McFarland.[2] Nine seasons with the Rays, Reid went on to go and be a free agent for the 2012 minor league draft picks.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates signed Reid to a minor league contract after the 2012 season with an invitation to spring training as a non-roster player.[3] He started the 2013 season with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. The Pirates promoted Reid to the major leagues on June 3, 2013, and he made his major league debut that day.[4] Over the course of seven games From June 3 through July 4 that season, Reid pitched 11 innings for the Pirates. These would prove to be the only 11 innings of Reid’s major league career.[5]

He was optioned back to Indianapolis on July 7 when A. J. Burnett returned from the disabled list.

He returned to the Pirates on Aug 19.

Reid was designated for assignment by the Pirates on December 13, 2013.

New York Mets

He was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets on December 23, 2013. He then pitched in the 2014 season for the Triple-A team for the Mets. [5]

Miami Marlins

Reid was a non-roster invitee to the Miami Marlins training camp in 2015 but did not make the final roster.[6]

Post-Career

Reid now

References
  1. Solloway, Steve (27 March 2013). "Maybe Reid between the lines". Press Herald.
  2. "Unhittable Reid records first win". Milb.com. 2006-07-30.
  3. "Pirates Agree to Terms with Seven Minor League Free Agents; Five Invited to Major League Spring Training". Pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com.
  4. "Pirates notebook: Ryan Reid, Jared Hughes join worn-out bullpen".
  5. "Forgotten Pittsburgh Pirates: Relief Pitcher Ryan Reid". Rum Bunter. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  6. Driver, David (18 March 2015). "Former Deering High pitcher hopes to return to majors with Marlins". Press Herald.


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