Rene Reyes


‧ Position: Outfielder

‧ Height: 5-foot-11

‧ Weight: 213 pounds

‧ Bats: Both

‧ Throws: Right

‧ Age: 26

‧ Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent Aug. 29, 1996, out of
             Venezuela.

‧ Status: Competing for the fifth outfield spot.

‧ Career highlights: Selected MVP in the Arizona Rookie League in 1998 and
                      Class A South Atlantic League in 2001. Also batting
                      titles in both leagues . . . Has career .329 average in
                      minors . . . Plays for Caracas in his native Venezuela
                      during the off-season.

‧ Personal: Reyes and his wife Zuradel live in Isla Margarita, Venezuela,
             and have two children . . . Missed the 2000 season because of
             microfracture surgery on his right knee, after which he was
             converted from a catcher.

‧ Who had the biggest impact on your career?
             "P.J. Carey was my manager in rookie ball, and also when I was
              at (Class AA) Carolina. I was a catcher, but in 1998 the Rockies
              signed Jeff Winchester, and he was a high draft choice so he was
              going to catch. I was the third catcher. The team didn't have a
              first baseman, so P.J. asked me if I could play first base. He
              took me out every day and hit me ground balls. He made me work
              hard. He's proud of me now."