A.J. Reed is a first baseman in the Houston Astros organization who was drafted out of the University of Kentucky in 2014. He has risen quickly through the short time that he has been in the Astros organization. Currently, he is playing for the Lancaster Jethawks, which is the Astros High Class-A team in the California League. You might have heard the name A.J. Reed recently, on May 6, 2015, Reed had the game of his young career.
The Jet Hawks won the game 18-4, and Reed was a big factor in the score by going 3-4 with three home runs and nine runs-batted-in.