- Nolan Reimold
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Nolan Reimold 
Reimold in 2011Baltimore Orioles — No. 14 Outfielder Born: October 12, 1983
Greenville, PennsylvaniaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut May 14, 2009 for the Baltimore Orioles Career statistics
(through September 16, 2011)Batting average .255 Home runs 29 Runs batted in 93 Teams - Baltimore Orioles (2009-present)
Career highlights and awards - Rookie of the Month AL winner (June 2009)
- Topps All-Star Rookie Outfielder (2009)
Nolan Gallagher Reimold (born October 12, 1983) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles.
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Early life
Reimold was born to John and Mary Reimold on October 12, 1983 in Greenville, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended Kennedy Catholic High School in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. In addition to baseball, he was also on the basketball team in a traditional football heavy stronghold of Western Pennsylvania.
Reimold attended Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, the same as former Bowie Baysox teammate Jeff Hundley.[2] Reimold currently holds the career records at Bowling Green State for home runs and runs batted in (RBI).[2] Reimold was an all Mid-American Conference outfielder in 2004, and a 3rd-team All American as a designated hitter in 2005.[3] He was named National Hitter of the Week on March 28, 2005.[1] He led the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in home runs (20), RBIs (60), total bases (137), on-base percentage (.496), and slugging percentage (.770) throughout the 2005 regular season, only to be second in batting (.360) behind fellow Falcon teammate, Andy Hudak.[1]
Career
Reimold was drafted as the Orioles' 2nd round pick (61st overall) in the 2005 MLB Draft. He became the fourth highest Falcon ever drafted and just the third Falcon drafted in the top two rounds. He also became first Falcon ever to be named All-America by three different outlets in one season which were the NCBWA Second Team, ABCA Third Team, Baseball America Third Team.[1] After signing, he played for the Aberdeen IronBirds and Frederick Keys, and was a New York-Penn League all-star for the IronBirds. He continued to play with the Frederick Keys for the 2006 season, and was the MVP for the Carolina League's all-star game. He started the 2007 season with the Bowie Baysox but was sidelined shortly thereafter with an oblique strain. After a brief rehab stint with the Gulf Coast Orioles, Reimold returned to the Baysox to finish the rest of the season.
2008
He continued playing for the Bowie Baysox for the 2008 season, and was named an Eastern League post-season all-star.[4] In game two of Bowie's match-up with the Akron Aeros in the first round of the Eastern League playoffs, Reimold hit three home runs for the first time in his career en route to finishing 4-for-5 with eight RBIs.[4]
Reimold played for the Surprise Rafters in the Arizona Fall League during the 2008 Winter Baseball season.[4] Baseball America named him the 5th-best prospect in the Orioles' farm system for the 2009 season.[5]
2009
He reported to the Norfolk Tides, the Orioles' Triple-A team to begin the 2009 season, and was recalled to the major league club on May 14 collecting his first major league hit that night off Ron Mahay, then would collect his first major league RBI and double, both off Royals pitcher Kyle Davies on May 16. Reimold hit his first career home run on May 20, 2009 against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium off Mariano Rivera. On May 27, 2009 Reimold hit his first walk off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th inning to give the Orioles a 12–10 victory.
Nolan won the American League Rookie of the Month award for June 2009.[6]
On September 18, the O's decided to shut down Reimold for the rest of the season due to a case of fraying in his left Achilles tendon.[7]
The surgery was successful to repair the Achilles, but the rehab was never complete until late in the 2010 year, causing many of his future issues.
2010
Reimold started the season with the Baltimore Orioles as the starting left fielder. After a slow start in his first 83 at bats, Reimold was demoted back to Norfolk on May 12, 2010, where the coaching staff has been retooling him to play first base. Since that time, the Orioles have released their starting first baseman Garrett Atkins, which may allow Reimold to rejoin the Orioles after the All-Star Break.[8]
2011
Nolan had a successful 2011 campaign with most of his playing time in left field after Luke Scott tore his Labrum and Felix Pie was demoted STATS
GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS2011 Regular Season 87 267 40 66 10 3 13 45 28 57 7 2 .247 .328 .453 .781
Personal life
Nolan married the former Jennifer Corace and they have one daughter. Reimold has an older brother, John, who played for the Bowling Green State University men's basketball team,[1] and currently plays professionally in Luxembourg. Reimold's younger brother, Shamus, is studying to be an orthopedic surgeon. He currently attends Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Bowling Green Bio". bgsufalcons.cstv.com. http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/reimold_nolan00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ a b "Bowling Green State University Baseball Alumni". The Baseball Cube. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/teams/alumni/20280.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Nolan Reimold Awards". The Baseball Cube. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/Awards/R/Nolan-Reimold.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ a b c "Nolan Reimold". minor league baseball. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Nolan%20Reimold&pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=460099. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ Baseball America Prospect Handbook 2009. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America Inc.. 2009. pp. 52.
- ^ Zrebiec, Jeff (July 3, 2009). "Reimold named top AL rookie for June". The Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-noland-reimold-704,0,1072975.story. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ Article written by Jeff Zrebiec
- ^ http://masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2010/05/trembley-explains-reimold-at-first.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Baltimore Orioles current roster Active roster 2 J. J. Hardy | 3 César Izturis | 6 Ryan Adams | 10 Adam Jones | 11 Robert Andino | 12 Mark Reynolds | 14 Nolan Reimold | 17 Brian Matusz | 19 Chris Davis | 21 Nick Markakis | 24 Chris Tillman | 25 Josh Bell | 27 Vladimir Guerrero | 29 Brandon Snyder | 32 Matt Wieters | 35 Brad Bergesen | 38 Matt Angle | 39 Tommy Hunter | 40 Troy Patton | 43 Jim Johnson | 45 Jo-Jo Reyes | 46 Jeremy Guthrie | 47 Pedro Viola | 49 Jason Berken | 50 Willie Eyre | 51 Kyle Hudson | 53 Zach Britton | 54 Rick VandenHurk | 55 Alfredo Simón | 57 Clay Rapada | 58 Zach Phillips | 61 Pedro Florimón, Jr. | 63 Kevin Gregg | 64 Pedro Strop | 76 Joe Mahoney | -- Dylan Bundy
Inactive roster Disabled list 1 Brian Roberts | 30 Luke Scott | 34 Jake Arrieta
Coaching Staff Manager 26 Buck Showalter | Bench Coach -- TBD | 1st Base Coach 23 Wayne Kirby | 3rd Base Coach -- TBD | Hitting Coach 16 Jim Presley | Pitching Coach 41 Rick Adair | Bullpen Coach 94 Bobby Dickerson | Bullpen Catcher 62 Rudy Árias
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- People from Mercer County, Pennsylvania
- Bowling Green Falcons baseball players
- Frederick Keys players
- Aberdeen IronBirds players
- Bowie Baysox players
- Gulf Coast Orioles players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Baltimore Orioles players
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