Bryan Reynolds (baseball)

Reynolds was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 2016 MLB draft. He signed, and was assigned to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, where he made his professional debut. He was later promoted to the Augusta GreenJackets. In 56 total games between Salem-Keizer and Augusta, Reynolds batted .313 with six home runs, 38 RBIs, and an .847 OPS. He spent 2017 with the San Jose Giants where he posted a .312 batting average with ten home runs and 63 RBIs in 121 games.[7] He participated in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game.

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.[8] MLB.com ranked Reynolds as Pittsburgh's sixth best prospect going into the 2018 season.[9] Reynolds began 2018 with the Pirates Double-A team the Altoona Curve. He was placed on the disabled list retroactive to April 9, underwent hand surgery in mid-April, and was activated on May 29.[10][11] Reynolds played in 88 games for the Curve driving in 46 runs along with a .302 batting average. In 2019 he started the season with the Pirates Triple-A team the Indianapolis Indians.

On April 20, his contract was selected and he was recalled to the major league roster for the first time.[12] 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.