SARASOTA – Reed Trimble wasn’t aware of his streak until catching references to it on social media about a year ago. It doesn’t get celebrated or receive national attention. The local awareness tends to be lacking, as well.

Trimble, a second-round draft pick in 2021 out of Southern Mississippi, has gone 61-for-61 in stolen base attempts in five minor league seasons. He worked his way toward perfection by going 12-for-14 in his final college year.

The only other caught stealing for Trimble came with Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League in 2022. He swiped three bags.

“I knew there was (a streak) but I didn’t really see anything about it until I got on Twitter or X and I saw it and was like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty cool,’” he said yesterday. “But I’m not really thinking about it. I’m not scared to get thrown out. I want to steal more and more, but I haven’t really given it much thought. I’m not thinking about it too hard.”

You won’t find it in his official professional stats, but Trimble, 25, stole second base Sunday afternoon in Lakeland after his run-scoring single.

So what’s the key to being a proficient thief on the basepaths?

“Just relying on the staff giving good things to pick up on with pitchers,” he said. “Every pitcher is different, they’re doing something different, whether it’s a high leg kick or a slide step or anything like that. Really just trusting what they say and what they’re really harping on to look at. So really just trusting them, and also just trusting myself, trusting my jump.

“I don’t think I’ve done it many times in my career where I go and then stop and come back to first base. It’s just a lot of trust – trusting my jump, trusting that I’m just gonna get there, making the catcher have to be perfect.”

And this is a guy who knows about being flawless.

Speed also factors into it, of course. Trimble swings the lumber but that isn’t how he runs.

“Speed plays into it or sure, but also guys that aren’t as fast as me can still steal bases and be successful,” he said. “It’s really just selling out to your plan with what you get with that pitcher that certain day. Just relying on the staff to help you find something to pick up on.”

The Orioles selected Trimble’s contract and put him the 40-man roster in November to protect him in the Rule 5 draft. He batted .259/.319/.435 last year in 30 games with Triple-A Norfolk and .257/.352/.503 in 53 games with Double­-A Chesapeake, and he sports a career .344 on-base percentage.

The ability to play all three outfield positions also puts him in a favorable light, but perhaps his ticket to the majors will be punched with his feet. He’s just got to stay healthy.

Trimble tore the labrum in his left shoulder and underwent surgery in December 2021, when MLB Pipeline ranked him 21st among the organization’s prospects, and he had a hamstring injury in ’24. He went on Chesapeake’s IL last April.

“I’d like to think I can do everything on the baseball field,” he said. “You know, speed is one of the major factors of my game. I want to change the game, whether it’s hit a ball in the gap and get that hustle triple or stretch a single to a double. And then get on the bases and if it’s a single, it turns into a triple. So I for sure think that’s one thing that will help.”

Trimble started in right field against the Tigers and singled twice in three at-bats.

“The tools are there,” said manager Craig Albernaz. “They jump out at you. He can run, he can play defense, switch-hitter. Even (Sunday) with that great at-bat. I know it’s a spring training game, but two outs, runner on third, did a great job sending a line drive up the middle. Not trying to do too much.

“And with Reed, just like anyone here, I’m still trying to learn them, but you want to make sure that in the minor leagues, there was some health stuff going on, so we want to make sure he’s good and healthy and ready to go. But Reed’s gonna be an impact player for us at some point, either this year, next year or the years coming. He can definitely play some baseball.”

Trimble didn’t make it second base in the fifth inning after his infield hit.

“I tried, I tried,” he said, smiling. “It was a foul ball.”