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Reid-Foley was born in Agana Heights, Guam, and played high school baseball for Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville, Florida.
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He was selected in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft by the Blue Jays. He is ranked 3rd on Major League Baseball"s Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. Considered the 18th overall prospect heading into the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, he was drafted by the Blue Jays in the second round, 49th overall.
Having signed a commitment to Florida State University, he was passed over in the first round due to signability concerns.
On June 10, 2014, he signed with the Blue Jays for a bonus of $1.128 million, and was expected to join extended spring training in Clearwater. Reid-Foley made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays on June 27, pitching 2⁄3 of an inning and yielding 2 earned runs.
He finished the 2014 regular season with a 1–2 record in 9 appearances (6 starts), a 4.76 European Research Area, and 25 strikeouts in 222⁄3 innings. Reid-Foley was promoted to the Low-A Vancouver Canadians on September 3, 2014, but did not make an appearance during the playoffs.
Reid-Foley began the 2015 season with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, and made his debut for the team on April 14, 2015.
He started the game, pitching 3 shutout innings and yielding only 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6. He set career highs in innings pitched (52⁄3) and strikeouts (10) in a start on May 30 against the Dayton Dragons. His performance earned him a spot on MLB Pipeline"s Prospect Team of the Week.
In late June, Reid-Foley was promoted to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays.
He made his debut on July 5, pitching 5 shutout innings against the Lakeland Flying Tigers.
