Nolan Gallagher Reimold (born October 12, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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.
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 a brief rehab stint for the Gulf Coast Orioles, then reported to the Bowie Baysox. He continued playing for the Bowie Baysox for the 2008 season.
Personal life[]
Reimold has a younger sister, Dierde, a younger brother, Shamus, and an older brother, John. Also, his brother John Reimold played for the Bowling Green State University men's basketball team.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bowling Green Bio. bgsufalcons.cstv.com. Retrieved on 2008-12-22. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Bio at Bowling Green website" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bowling Green State University Baseball Alumni. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 2008-12-22.
- ↑ Nolan Reimold Awards. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 2008-12-22.
External links[]
- Nolan Reimold at Baseball-Reference (Minor league baseball)
- Nolan Reimold at Rotoworld
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