John Burwell Reed (February 2, 1933– November 10, 2022) was an American former professional baseball player, an outfielder over all or parts of three seasons (1961–63) with the New York Yankees. Reed was a member of the 1961 and 1962 World Series champion Yankees, although he did not appear in the latter series. An alumnus of the University of Mississippi, for the Yankees Reed played primarily as a late-inning defensive replacement for injury-riddled star outfielder Mickey Mantle. For this reason, he was popularly known as Mantle's "caddie."
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John Burwell Reed 2 February 1933 Silver City, MS
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Died |
10 November 2022 (aged 89)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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