Keith Reed


Keith A. Reed is an American former outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of the Major League Baseball.
Reed was one of Baltimore's seven first-round draft picks in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. He was the Orioles #1 prospect in and made his major league debut on May 11,, called up to replace Sammy Sosa on the roster. Reed played only 6 games with the Orioles, getting 1 hit in 5 at bats. He spent all of with Triple-A Ottawa, hitting.279 with 10 home runs and 65 RBI.
After the 2006 season, Reed signed with the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League. He batted.286 and set career-highs in home runs, RBI, stolen bases, hits, runs, and at-bats, helping the team win the atlantic league championship over the Somerset Patriots that September. In, Reed had an even better season, hitting.295 with 26 home runs and 93 RBI.