Addison Reed

Addison Devon Reed was born on December 27, 1988 in Monclair, California.

The Chicago White Sox selected him in round three of the 2010 MLB Draft out of San Diego State. He made his Major League debut for them in 2011, and became their closer the following season. Reed recorded 69 saves for Chicago between the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired him in a trade on December 13, 2013. He had 32 saves in 2014, but lost his closer job to Brad Ziegler during the 2015 campaign.

Reed was traded to the New York Mets at the 2015 deadline, and became the set-up man for Jeurys Familia. New York reached the World Series that fall, losing to the Kansas City Royals in five games. Reed was the losing pitcher in the decisive game five, allowing five runs in the 12th innings of a 7-2 loss. He had allowed just one run in eight postseason appearances leading up to that. Reed had a career year in 2016, posting a 1.97 ERA over a career high 80 appearances. He had a 2.84 ERA across 77 appearances in 2017.

The Minnesota Twins signed Reed to a two year, $16.75 million contract on January 15, 2018. He began the year setting up veteran closer Fernando Rodney, who was also signed by Minnesota that winter. Reed got off to a strong start, owning a 2.83 ERA with seven holds through the end of May.  He had struck out 29 opponents through 28.2 innings. But things turned after that, and Reed recorded a 6.26 ERA over the remainder of the season. This included a stint on the disabled list due to a triceps injury in July.

He allowed ten runs over 5.1 innings during spring training in 2010, and started the season sidelined with a thumb sprain. Reed allowed eight runs over 5.0 innings on a rehab assignment in Triple-A, and was designated for assignment in late-May.