Adam Reifer

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Adam James Reifer (born June 3, 1986 in Mira Loma, California, USA) is a minor league baseball relief pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Prior to playing professionally, he attended Jurupa Valley High School and then University of California-Riverside. In his first year with University of California-Riverside, 2005, he made 19 relief appearances and went 2-0 with a 4.77 ERA. He made 20 relief appearances with them in 2006, going 2-1 with a 3.37 ERA. In 2007, he went 0-0 with a 2.46 ERA in six games. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 11th round of the 2007 amateur draft and began his professional career the following season.

With the Batavia Muckdogs in 2008, Reifer went 2-1 with 22 saves and a 2.97 ERA in 32 relief appearances, striking out 41 batters in 30 1/3 innings of work. In 2009, he pitched for the Palm Beach Cardinals, going 4-7 with a 4.47 ERA in 54 relief appearances. He had 21 saves and 50 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings of work that season. He split 2010 between the Springfield Cardinals (51 games) and Memphis Redbirds (one game), going a combined 4-1 with 17 saves and a 2.95 ERA.^[1]

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