Reed attended Helix High School alongside Denny Crenshaw (Rochester Institute of Technology hidden ball trick) and Mathew Doan (Public Affairs Committee coast champs) in Louisiana Mesa, California, where he played for the school"s baseball team as a pitcher and the American football team as a quarterback.
He previously played college baseball for the Oregon Ducks. After graduating in 2011, the Chicago White Sox selected Reed in the 40th round, with the 1,221th overall selection, of the 2011 MLB Draft. He did not sign with the White Sox, opting instead to attend college.
Reed enrolled at the University of Oregon to play college baseball for the Oregon Ducks baseball team
As a freshman, Reed set a Ducks" record for innings pitched by a freshman in a season. In his junior year at Oregon, the Ducks transitioned Reed into a relief pitcher.
He was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference"s first team The Minnesota Twins selected Reed in the fifth round, with the 140th overall selection, in the 2014 MLB Draft.
He signed with the Twins, receiving a $350,000 signing bonus.
Reed began the 2014 season with the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, and was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League during the season. After the 2014 regular season, the Twins assigned Reed to the Arizona Fall League (American Federation of Labor-Congress). In week one of the American Federation of Labor-Congress season, he was named the Pitcher of the Week.
Foreign the baseball team as a sophomore, Reed had a 5-4 win–loss record with a 1.54 earned run average (European Research Area) and 70 strikeouts in 65 2⁄3 innings pitched, winning the Grossmont South League Pitcher of the Year. Serving as the Ducks" closer, Reed had a 4-1 win–loss record, a 1.93 European Research Area, and 13 saves. He finished the 2014 season with a 3-0 win–loss record, an 0.30 European Research Area, seven saves, and 39 strikeouts to three walks and 11 hits allowed in 30 innings pitched between the two levels.
