Full name is Michael Elliot Reed...is the son of Michael Reed Sr. and Yvette Briscoe...named to the SEC All-Defensive Team in 2015 and 2016 for the University of Florida Gators...as a freshman in 2001, became the third rookie since 2001 to debut in CF...earned a total of nine versity letters in soccer, hockey and baseball from St. George's school in Middletown, R.I...main hobbies include traveling and spearfishing...if he wasn't pursuing baseball he'd be aiming for a career as a sports journalist...favorite baseball player is Derek Jeter and his favorite artist is Micahel Jackson... his favorite movie is Avatar and enjoys watching SpongeBob SquarePants...credits his dad as the person who has influenced him the most...considers his Fall League championship in November 2018 as his biggest baseball accomplishment...orignally signed by Padres' scout Chris Kelly.
2018
Split the season between Lake Elsinore (A) and San Antionio (AA), hitting a combined .271 (134-for-494) with 28 doubles, seven triples, 13 HR, 62 RBI and 75 runs in 122 games...Converted 51 of his 61 stolen base attempts (83.6%), which were the fifth most SB in the entire minors...Named to MLB Pipeline's 2019 All-Defense Team, recording 12 OF assists and commiting just four errors (.986 fielding percentage)... Earned California League Player of the Month honors for April... in 22 April games, he hit .366 (34-for-93) with six 2B, five HR, 14 RBI, 18 runs and 13 SB...collected a career-high-tying four hits on back-to-back occasions (4/17-18)...posted six games with threeor-more hits as part of his 11 multi-hit games in the opening month...Named Cal League Player of the Week on twice (4/22 and 5/18)...Went on to hit .306 (68-for-222) with 15 2B, seven 3B, seven HR, 33 RBI and 20 SB in 57 games for LE from 5/1-7/7, earning Cal League Mid-Season All-Star honors and a promotion to SA on 7/9...Also named a High Class-A All-Star by Baseball America and an MiLB Organization All-Star for SD...Selected to the the U.S.roster for the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Nationals Park during the All-Star Break...went 1-for-2 with a single and made perhaps the defensive play of the game, ranging far to his left to rob his new Double-A teammate, Fernando Tatis Jr., of extra bases...Made 43 starts in the Missions' OF and hit .179 (32-for-179) with seven 2B, one HR, 15 RBI, 21 runs scored and 18 SB...Started in seven of SA's eight postseason games and hit .125 with a triple, two RBI and five runs scored...Played in the Arizona Fall League following the season for the league champion Peoria Javelinas and was a Fall Stars Game selection, earning MVP of the contest after hitting a game-tying triple in the bottom of ninth and eventually scoring the game-winning run...hit .333 (22-for-66) with seven XBH and 13 SB in 17 AFL games...Entered 2019 rated as the Padres No. 25 prospect by Baseball America and No. 26 by ESPN.com.
