John Burwell Reed (February 2, 1933 – November 10, 2022) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder over all or parts of three seasons (1961–1963) with the New York Yankees.
An alumnus of the University of Mississippi, Reed's primary role for the Yanks was as a late-inning defensive replacement for injury-riddled star outfielder Mickey Mantle.
"[1] Reed threw and batted right-handed; he was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
He spent his entire professional career in the Yankee organization as a player (1953–1955; 1958–1964) and minor league manager (1965–1967).
He was only one of seven players in Major League Baseball history with more career games played than plate appearances.