Although born in Texas, Reyes calls Warden, Washington, home and played high school baseball there.
Reyes made his professional debut with the Low-A Eugene Emeralds, posting a 1–1 record in 3 games.
In 2010, Reyes played for the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm, posting an 8-4 record and 5.00 ERA in 18 appearances.
In 2012, Reyes played for the Triple-A Tucson Padres, registering a 10–11 record and 5.09 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 152.0 innings of work.
[7][8] Teammate Cody Decker filmed and produced a seven-minute documentary, "On Jeff Ears,"[9] revealing the truth to Francoeur.
In 2015, Reyes split the year between Mississippi and Gwinnett, registering a 6–9 record and 4.46 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 84.2 innings pitched.
On June 16, 2016, Reyes was traded to the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League, and posted a 5–2 record and 3.86 ERA in 9 games with the team.
[16] Reyes was returned to Tijuana on September 19, but was traded back to Campeche on November 17 in exchange for Jose Manuel Lopez.
On December 16, 2019, Reyes was traded to the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League in exchange for Jesus Arredondo and André Rienzo.