Nolan Reimold has been named American League Rookie of the Month for June.
The Baltimore Orioles’ left fielder, in 26 games, batted .320 and led all AL rookies with 4 home runs and also drove in 9 runs and scored 13 during that span. He had a half-dozen multi-hit games, including a trio of 3-hit outings.
The 25-year-old Greenville native batted .394 in his first 31 games for the Orioles after he was called up from triple-A Norfolk in mid-May.
Entering Friday night’s game against the Angels in Anaheim Reimold was batting .287 with 5 doubles and 9 homers (73 total bases), 21 runs scored and 20 RBI. He had drawn 17 bases on balls, and his on-base and slugging percentages ware.363 and .510, respectively. He also stole his 1st MLB bag Thursday night.
Reimold is a product of Kennedy Catholic High and Bowling Green University, where he was the Mid-American Conference player of the year as a junior. Soon after that season ended he was selected by Baltimore with the 61st pick (2nd round) of the June draft.
Baltimore right-handed pitcher Brad Bergesen and Toronto Blue Jays’ southpaw Ricky Romero also were considered for the AL Rookie of the Month honor for June.
