Bryan Reynolds

BIOGRAPHY

Bryan Reynolds was born January 27, 1995, in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a left fielder in the MLB.

On January 15, 2018, the Giants traded Reynolds, Kyle Crick, and $500,000 of international bonus slot money to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Andrew McCutchen and cash considerations. MLB.com ranked Reynolds as Pittsburgh's sixth-best prospect going into the 2018 season.

On April 20, his contract was selected and he was recalled to the major league roster for the first time. He made his major league debut that afternoon versus the San Francisco Giants and recorded his first career hit, a single, off Derek Holland. Since then, Reynolds' hitting streak has reached 8 games and on April 30, he hit his first major league home run off veteran Texas Rangers' closer Jesse Chavez. Reynolds finished the season fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting, playing in 134 games.

In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Reynolds hit .189/.275/.357 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs in 55 games. His performance improved significantly the following season: he was one of two Pirates, along with Adam Frazier to play in the 2021 All-Star Game, where he started in center field and batted eighth. He finished the 2021 season hitting .302/.390/.522 with 24 home runs and 90 RBIs. He tied for the major league lead with eight triples.

On April 14, 2022, Reynolds signed a two-year contract worth $13.5 million with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Reynolds finished 2022 hitting .262/.345/.461 with 62 RBIs, and a career high 27 home runs.

On April 25, 2023, Reynolds and the Pirates reached an agreement on an 8-year contract worth $106.75 million. The contract broke the record for both the largest in Pirates history, as well as the largest for any MLB player outfielder who was drafted out of college.