Reed was born in
Los Angeles,
California and graduated from
Chatsworth High School. He played
college baseball at
Lewis-Clark State College, and played summer collegiate baseball for the
Hazlet Elks of the
Saskatchewan Major Baseball League prior to playing in the majors. Reed was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1988. His career stats are: 49 wins, 44 losses, 3.63 ERA, 18 saves, 630 strikeouts, and 285 BB, in 833 games (870.2 innings). As of 2024, Reed remains the Rockies franchise leader in games pitched at 461, and is one of only two pitchers in Rockies franchise history to pitch 400 or more games in a Rockies uniform, the other being
Brian Fuentes. ==References==