Bryan Reynolds (baseball)

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Bryan Patrick Reynolds was born on January 27, 1995, in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee and Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentwoodhomepage.com/brentwoods-reynolds-to-play-baseball-at-vu-cms-9438#.V1Yzj5ErLIU|title=Brentwood's Reynolds to play baseball at VU|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=June 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507002558/http://www.brentwoodhomepage.com/brentwoods-reynolds-to-play-baseball-at-vu-cms-9438#.V1Yzj5ErLIU|archive-date=May 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}

As a freshman at Vanderbilt in 2014, Reynolds played in 72 games and hit .338/.395/.480 with four home runs and 54 runs batted in (RBIs),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2014/05/01/bryan-reynolds-vanderbilt-freshman/8579997/|title=Vandy freshman Reynolds has big impact|first=Nick|last=Cole|website=The Tennessean}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2014/06/10/bryan-reynolds-leads-key-freshmen-for-vanderbilt/10296061/|title=Bryan Reynolds leads key freshmen for Vanderbilt|website=USA TODAY}} helping Vanderbilt win the College World Series championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentwoodhomepage.com/bhs-star-reynolds-has-played-all-over-the-field-for-vanderbilt-cms-25889#.V1YxmJErLIV|title=BHS star Reynolds has played all over the field for Vanderbilt|date=March 29, 2016}} As a sophomore, he played in 72 games, hitting .318/.388/.462 with five home runs and 49 RBI.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2015/06/20/vanderbilt-bryan-reynolds-hitting/29054557/|title=Vanderbilt's Bryan Reynolds finds groove in postseason|first=Adam|last=Sparks|website=The Tennessean}} After the 2015 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=739703&seasonid=29031 |title=#26 Bryan Reynolds – Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |access-date=September 25, 2019}} As a junior, he hit .330/.461/.603 with 13 home runs and 57 RBI.

The San Francisco Giants selected Reynolds in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball 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 a .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.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=668804#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL|title=Bryan Reynolds Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=November 19, 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/pittsburgh-pirates-acquire-bryan-reynolds-kyle-crick/c-264726564?tcid=tw_article_264726564|title=Bucs acquire Reynolds, Crick for McCutchen|work=milb.com|date=January 15, 2018|access-date=January 15, 2018|first=Kelsie|last=Heneghan}} MLB.com ranked Reynolds as Pittsburgh's sixth best prospect going into the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-2018-top-30-prospects-led-by-keller/c-266878356?tid=151437456|title=New No. 1 Keller leads Pirates Top 30 Prospects list|work=MLB.com|access-date=February 22, 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2018/04/12/Pirates-Bryan-Reynolds-hamate-bone-hand-surgery-andrew-mccutchen/stories/201804120135|title=Outfield prospect Bryan Reynolds to have surgery on left hand|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.piratesprospects.com/2018/05/dario-agrazal-placed-on-disabled-list-bryan-reynolds-returns-to-altoona.html|title=Dario Agrazal Placed on Disabled List; Bryan Reynolds Returns to Altoona|first=John|last=Dreker|date=May 29, 2018 }} 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, 2019, the Pirates promoted Reynolds to the major leagues.{{cite news |last1=Bumbaca |first1=Chris |title=Pirates' Tucker, Reynolds get the call |url=https://www.milb.com/news/pittsburgh-pirates-cole-tucker-bryan-reynolds-get-the-call-306440868 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |publisher=MILB.com |date=April 20, 2019}} He made his major league debut that afternoon versus the San Francisco Giants and recorded his first career hit, a single, off Derek Holland.{{cite news |last1=Nesbitt |first1=Stephen J. |title='Coolest day of my life': Behind the scenes as Cole Tucker and Bryan Reynolds debuted with the Pirates |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/936210/2019/04/21/coolest-day-of-my-life-behind-the-scenes-as-cole-tucker-and-bryan-reynolds-debuted-with-the-pirates/ |work=The Athletic |date=April 21, 2019}} On April 30, he hit his first major league home run off Texas Rangers' reliever Jesse Chavez.{{cite news |title=Pirates end 8-game skid with 2 11th-inning HRs to beat Texas |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=26644596 |access-date=June 21, 2022 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com}} Reynolds began his major league career with a hitting streak of eleven games.{{cite news |title=Bryan Reynolds shows he can provide power in a pinch |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2019/05/23/Pirates-bryan-reynolds-home-run-andrew-mccutchen/stories/201905230145 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |date=May 23, 2019}} He finished the season fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting,{{cite news |last1=Berry |first1=Adam |title=Reynolds finishes 4th in NL ROY Award voting |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/bryan-reynolds-finishes-fourth-in-rookie-of-the-year |access-date=June 20, 2022 |work=MLB.com |date=November 11, 2019}} playing in 134 games.

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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.{{cite news |last1=Gorman |first1=Kevin |title=Pirates Adam Frazier, Bryan Reynolds realize childhood dreams with 1st All-Star appearance |url=https://triblive.com/sports/pirates-adam-frazier-bryan-reynolds-realize-childhood-dreams-with-1st-all-star-appearance/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Tribune Review |date=July 12, 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Mackey |first=Jason |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Bryan Reynolds, Adam Frazier relish All-Star Game experience |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2021/07/13/Pirates-All-Star-Game-Bryan-Reynolds-Adam-Frazier-hit-Ohtani-Coors-Field-Denver/stories/202107130191 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post Gazette}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Gorman |first1=Kevin |title=Pirates avoid arbitration with Bryan Reynolds by signing All-Star CF to 2-year, $13.5M contract |url=https://triblive.com/sports/pirates-avoid-arbitration-with-all-star-cf-bryan-reynolds-by-agreeing-to-2-year-13-5m-contract/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Tribune Review |date=April 14, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=April 14, 2022 |title=Pittsburgh Pirates sign CF Bryan Reynolds to two-year contract |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33737802/pittsburgh-pirates-agree-two-year-deal-cf-bryan-reynolds |access-date=June 20, 2022 |work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}} On June 29, Reynolds hit three home runs in an 8–7 victory over the Washington Nationals.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/video/reynolds-three-home-run-game | title=Reynolds' three-home run game | 06/29/2022 | website=MLB.com }} After a slow start to the season, 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.{{cite news |last1=Mackey |first1=Jason |title=Pirates, Bryan Reynolds reach agreement on long-term extension |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2023/04/25/pittsburgh-pirates-bryan-reynolds-contract-extension-trade-rumors-opening-day/stories/202212240054 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |work=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |date=April 23, 2023}}

Reynolds is a Christian.{{cite web |last1=Kruse |first1=Ethan |title=Bryan Reynolds – Unconditional Love |url=https://hishuddle.com/2020/08/04/unconditional-love/ |website=His Huddle |date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2022}} Reynolds and his wife, Blair, had their first child, a son, in August 2020.{{cite web | last=Limberg | first=Andrew | title=Pirates' Bryan Reynolds And Wife Welcome First Son | website=audacy.com | date=September 1, 2020 | url=https://www.audacy.com/937thefan/sports/pittsburgh-pirates/pirates-bryan-reynolds-and-wife-welcome-first-son | access-date=March 2, 2025}} They reside in the Nashville area.{{cite web | last=Mackey | first=Jason | title=Bryan Reynolds on missing baseball, a larger leadership role, Pirates' offseason and more | website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=February 28, 2022 | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2022/02/28/Bryan-Reynolds-Pirates-pittsburgh/stories/202202280063 | access-date=March 2, 2025}}

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