Bryan Patrick Reynolds...Wife’s name is Blair...Has two sons; Reese (8/31/20) and Brooks (7/27/22)…Is a 2013 graduate of Brentwood (Tenn.) High School, where he was a teammate of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray...Was named first-team All-State and District Player of the Year as a senior...Played three years (2014-16) at Vanderbilt, where he compiled a .329 average (260-for-791), 58 doubles, nine triples, 22 home runs and 160 RBI in 206 career games...Was a member of the 2014 NCAA Champion Vanderbilt team, where he was a teammate of Dansby Swanson, Walker Buehler and Carson Fulmer... Was also teammates for three seasons with current Bucco minor league catcher Jason Delay, who was a groomsman in Reynolds’ wedding party...Played 21 games with the Orleans Firebirds in the 2015 Cape Cod League and hit .346 (28-for-81).
2024
Hit 20+ home runs for the fourth straight season; the first switch hitter in franchise history with at least 20 homers in four consecutive seasons...Became the first Pirates player since Brian Giles (1999-2002) to hit at least 24 home runs in four straight seasons...Also became the first player in Pirates history to lead the team in hits and RBI in four consecutive seasons; the only other player to lead the team in both categories four times (non consecutive) was Roberto Clemente (1963, 1964, 1966, 1967)...Led the Pirates in hits for the fourth straight season; the last Bucco to do that was Al Oliver from 1972-75 (he shared the team lead in hits in ‘75 with Rennie Stennett)...Became the first Pittsburgh player to lead the team in RBI in four consecutive seasons since Dave Parker from 1978-81...His 24 home runs from the second spot of the lineup were the most in the National League and the fourth-most in MLB behind Juan Soto (41), Bobby Witt Jr. (32) and Corey Seager (30)...Was selected to the All-Star team for the second time in his career (also 2021)...Was named Pittsburgh’s 2024 recipient of the Heart and Hustle Award; the second time he was named a Heart and Hustle Award winner (also 2022)...Was a Silver Slugger award finalist for a utility player...Set career highs in at bats and hits; ranked fourth in the N.L. in AB and fifth in hits...Made 118 appearances (117 starts) in left field and 22 appearances (16 starts) in right field...Committed two errors (both in LF) and had a career-high 11 assists...Shared the N.L. lead in outfield assists (11) with Ian Happ; the most by a Pittsburgh outfielder since Starling Marte had 11 in 2018...Was the Opening Day starter in left field for the second straight season; started in center field in 2022 and in left field in 2020 and 2021...His start in right field on 3/30 at Miami was his first there since 8/11/19...Hit his 100th career home run on 4/8 off Detroit’s Tyler Holton - the 25th player in Pirates history to hit 100 home runs...Had a career-high five hits on 5/13 at Milwaukee, going 5-for-5 with a homer and two doubles; his first game with three extra base hits since 6/29/22 vs. Washington...Collected his 700th career hit on 5/22 vs. San Francisco...Connected for his second career grand slam on 5/22 vs. San Francisco...Hit a solo homer in the eighth inning in a 1-0 victory vs. Cincinnati on 6/19...Extended his hitting streak to 24 games on 6/28 at Atlanta; tying Maury Wills for the longest hitting streak by a switch hitter in Pirates history...Tripled in his final at bat on 6/29 to extend his hitting streak to 25 games - a club-record for a switch hitter...Hit safely in each of his first 25 games in June before going 0-for-4 on 6/30...Hit .330 (35- for-106) with seven doubles, two triples, six homers, 16 RBI, a .388 OBP and a .992 OPS in 26 games during the month of June...Posted his third career six-RBI game, sixth career multi-homer game and third career grand slam on 7/5 vs. New York (NL)...Also homered from both sides of the plate for the second time in his career on 7/5...Hit his 115th career homer on 7/9 at Milwaukee, giving him the most HR by a switch hitter in Pirates history...Ranked third in hits (110), third in total bases (189), was tied for ninth in home runs (18) and tied for eighth in RBI (61) among N.L. league leaders at the All-Star break...Went 1-for-2 in the All-Star Game; singled in his first at bat and struck out to end the game while playing the final three innings in left field...Started each of the first 101 games (through 7/23) - the first player to do so since Jason Bay started the first 118 in 2006...Was scratched from the lineup on 7/24 due to back spasms...Was on the MLB Bereavement List 7/26-28...Hit .325 (27-for-83) with five homers, 15 RBI and a .909 OPS in 21 games during the month of July...Collected his 800th career hit on 9/1 at Cleveland...Hit a three-run homer and picked up his 400th career RBI on 9/2 at Chicago (NL)...Doubled twice in back-to-back games on 9/11 vs. Miami and 9/13 vs. Kansas City...Homered from both sides of the plate for the second time in 2024 and the third time in his career on 9/27 at New York (AL) - the first player in team history with three such games.
2023
Hit 20+ home runs for the third straight season, joining Bobby Bonilla as the only switch hitters in franchise history with at least 20 homers in three consecutive seasons…Set a club record for most RBI (82) produced from the second spot of the lineup (according to StatsPass); previous high was 80 by Paul Waner in 1932…His 82 RBI from the second spot were the third-most in MLB behind Freddie Freeman (102) and Corey Seager (96)…Was the Opening Day starter in left field; started in center field in 2022 and in left field in 2020 and 2021…Homered twice on 4/3 at Boston (fourth career multi-homer game) and went deep in three straight games from 4/2-4…Connected for his fifth home run on 4/7 vs. Chicago (AL); hit five home runs in the team’s first seven games of the season, matching Willie Stargell in 1971 for the most in franchise history…Tied his career high with six RBI on 4/7…Recorded at least one RBI in six consecutive games from 4/2-8, the longest such streak by a Pirates hitter within a single season since Starling Marte also had a six-game streak from September 20-25, 2015…Was named National League Player-of-the-Week for the week of 4/3-9 after hitting .480 (12-for-25) with two doubles, a triple, four home runs, 12 RBI, two stolen bases and a 1.120 slugging percentage in six games…Collected his 100th career double on 4/18 at Colorado…Agreed to terms on an eight-year contract extension on 4/26...Collected at least one RBI in six straight games from 4/22-30…Produced 23 RBI in March/ April; tied with Jeff King (1996) for the fourth-most in Pirates history behind Nate McLouth (25 in 2008), Xavier Nady (26 in 2008) and Willie Stargell (27 in 1971)…Tied the club record (since 1900) with a double in six straight games from 4/27- 5/3; also done by Starling Marte (2016), Andrew McCutchen (2011), Bobby Bonilla (1991), Freddie Lindstrom (1933) and Duff Cooley (1900)…Hit safely in 11 straight games from 4/22- 5/6 (16-for-40, .400)…Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 6/22 (retro to 6/20) due to low back inflammation...Was reinstated on 7/2…Hit safely in eight straight games from 7/26 thru 8/4 (14-for-34, .412)…Fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle on 8/4 at Milwaukee…Hit his second career pinch-hit home run on 8/6 at Milwaukee; was also his 600th career hit…Hit .373 (22-for-59) with two doubles, five home runs, eight RBI, a .431 OBP, .661 slugging percentage and 1.092 OPS while reaching base safely in 15 straight games from 7/26 thru 8/11…Homered twice (fifth career multi-homer game) on 8/13 vs. Cincinnati (game 2)…Appeared in his 600th career game on 8/16 at New York (NL)…Fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle while also connecting for his 20th home run on 9/9 at Atlanta…Hit safely in a season-high 12 straight games from 8/29 - 9/11, going 16-for-48 (.333) with three doubles, a triple, two homers, seven RBI and a .928 OPS…Collected at least one RBI in five straight games from 9/9-13 (seven RBI total) and in seven of his eight games from 9/9-16 (10 total)…Reached base safely in each of his last 28 games, dating back to 8/29…Finished the season with an 86- game errorless streak in the outfield.
2022
Was named the team MVP (Clemente Award) by the local chapter of the BBWAA...Was Pittsburgh’s Heart and Hustle Award winner...Was also a finalist for the Silver Slugger Award...Led all National League center fielders in home runs (24), which ranked fourth in all of MLB at that position...Set career highs in home runs (27) while finishing tied for third in MLB among switch hitters in that category... Finished with the third-most home runs in a single season by a Pirates switch hitter behind Josh Bell (37 in 2019) and Bobby Bonilla (32 in 1990)...Was the Opening Day starter in center field after starting in left field in both 2020 and 2021...Agreed to terms on a two-year contract through the 2023 season on 4/14; homered that night vs. Washington... Produced his third career walk-off on 4/30 vs. San Diego; a three-base fielding error by first baseman Eric Hosmer in the 10th inning...Homered in back-to-back games on 5/7-5/8... Went hitless in a career-high 20 at-bats from 5/10-16...Hit his first career inside-the-park home run on 5/21...Went 10-for-15 in a four-game series in Atlanta from 6/9-12; the first Pirate since Adam Frazier in 2019 to collect at least 10 hits in a single series...Homered in back-to-back games on 6/11-12... Hit safely in six straight games from 6/9-14, raising his season average from .216 to .255...Went 15-for-28 (.536) with a 1.512 OPS and seven RBI during eight-game road trip from 6/9-15...Homered three times and had a career-high six RBI on 6/29 at Washington; his second career multi-homer game...Left the game on 7/10 at Milwaukee due to right side discomfort... Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 7/11 with a right oblique strain...Was reinstated from the injured list on 7/25... Played two games before going on the paternity list on 7/28 (wife, Blair, gave birth to son Brooks on 7/27)...Was reinstated from the paternity list on 7/31...Connected off Milwaukee’s Devin Williams for first career walk-off homer on 8/3...Had his second five-RBI game of the season on 8/14...Committed a fielding error on 8/16 vs. Boston for his first since 6/18/21; the error snapped a streak of 180 consecutive errorless games in the outfield (1,483.1 innings), the second-longest streak by a Pirates outfielder since 1901, nine games shy of Andrew McCutchen’s team record of 189 done from April 30, 2012 to June 1, 2013...Homered twice on 8/18 vs. Boston; also hit the 3000th regular season home run in the history of PNC Park on 8/18...Homered four times and tallied 11 RBI in a four-game span from 8/14-18...Homered in back-to-back games on 9/12-13 (game one)...Connected for his 24th home run and tied his career high with four hits on 9/20 at New York (AL)... Collected his 500th career hit on 10/4 vs. St. Louis...Played left field on 10/4; his first appearance there since 4/21/21.
2021
Ranked fourth among the National League leaders in OBP, sixth in hits, seventh in batting, seventh in doubles, eighth in walks and tied for ninth in total bases (292)... Shared the Major League lead in triples with Shohei Ohtani and David Peralta... His 6.5 offensive wins above replacement (oWAR) was tied for the fourth-best mark in MLB...Joined Harrison Bader and Jackie Bradley, Jr. as a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as a center fielder (Bader won)... Set career highs in games, runs, hits, triples, homers, RBI, OBP and OPS... Posted the highest OPS (.934) among all Major League center fielders...Also led all Major League center fielders with 82 RBI at that position...Ranked third among all N.L. outfielders with 67 extra-base hits; trailing only Bryce Harper (77) and Nick Castellanos (72)... Also ranked third with 289 total bases behind Castellanos (303) and Harper (297)... Finished 11th in the voting for National League MVP...Ranked fifth among N.L. players with a .314 road batting average and was second in OBP (.397) behind Juan Soto (.485)...His .325 average against LHP ranked fourth among National League players... Produced the largest increase in year-to-year batting average (.189 to .302) among qualifiers since Cleveland’s Jeff Heath in 1940 (.219) and 1941 (.340)... Became the first Pirates player with at least 24 home runs and eight triples in the same season since Al Martin in 1999...Led all Major League switch hitters in batting, OBP and OPS (.912)... His 169 hits were the most by a Pirates switch hitter since Bobby Bonilla in 1989 (173)... Became the fourth Pittsburgh switch hitter with 20+ HR in a season; also Bobby Bonilla (1988-1990), Josh Bell (2017, 2019) and Neil Walker (2014)... Committed just two errors (6/12 and 6/18) while playing center field; finished the season on a 95-game errorless streak...Was voted the Roberto Clemente award winner (team MVP) by the local chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America...Was selected to the N.L. All-Star team via the player vote...Was the starting center fielder in the Midsummer Classic on account of an injury to Ronald Acuna Jr. (went hitless in two at bats)... Was the Opening Day starter in left field for the second straight season... Made his first 17 starts in left field before becoming the everyday center fielder on 4/22... Homered in back-to-back games on 5/27 and 5/29 and went deep six times over a 13-game span from 5/27 thru 6/10...Hit .376 (35-for-93) with seven homers, 22 RBI, a .442 OBP and a 1.087 OPS in 25 games during the month of June...Led N.L. players in batting, ranked second in OBP, third in OPS and fifth in total bases (60) during the month (min: 100 AB)... Produced a 14-game hitting streak from 6/14- 30 (24-for-55, .436)...Had a walk-off walk on 7/6 vs. Atlanta (second career walk-off)... Hit first career grand slam while going 4-for-5 with four RBI on 9/5 at Chicago (NL)...Tripled twice on 9/29 vs. Chicago (NL), the first Bucco with a pair of triples in the same game since Josh Harrison on 5/4/14 vs. Toronto...Reached base safely in each of his last 21 starts and went 14-for-30 (.467) with a 1.296 OPS in his final 10 games, dating back to 9/24...Hit .312 (116-for-372) over his last 107 games (dating back to 6/3).
2020
Was the Opening Day starter in left field - his first career appearance on a big-league Opening Day roster...Went hitless in his first 13 at-bats before collecting two hits on 7/28 vs. Milwaukee (went hitless in his next 10 at bats)...Went 5-for-9 with five runs scored in back-to-back games on 8/6-7...Tied career-high (second time) with four RBI on 8/21 vs. Milwaukee...Went 6-for-13 over a three-game span from 8/21-23, raising average to a season-high .220; collected one hit in his next 21 at-bats thru 8/29...Went 0-for-4 in his only game as the designated hitter on 8/28 at Milwaukee...Wife, Blair, gave birth to son Reese on 8/31...Made his first start of the season in center field on 9/8 vs. Chicago (AL)...Made 15 of his last 19 starts in center field...Made 36 starts in left field, 15 in center field and one as the designated hitter...Ranked second in outfield assists (five) behind New York’s Michael Conforto (six)...Hit leadoff for the first time in his big league career on 9/18 and went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI vs. St. Louis...Served as the leadoff batter for five straight games from 9/18-22 and hit .222 (4-for-18) with a double, a homer, one walk and two RBI...His 125-point decline in batting average from 2019 (.314 to .189) was the largest in the Majors; Christian Yelich’s 124-point decline (.329 to .205) was second.
2019
Entered season ranked by Baseball America as Pittsburgh's ninth-best prospect...Also listed by the same publication as the organization's "Best Hitter for Average" and as having the "Best Outfield Arm"...Ranked second among N.L. rookies with a .314 batting average; seventh among all National League players...Led all Major League rookies in doubles and set the single-season club rookie record; previous mark of 35 was established by Paul Waner in 1926...Ranked second among N.L. rookies in hits, second in OBP, third in RBI and fifth in slugging...Led all Major League rookies with 45 multi-hit games...Was selected to the Baseball America All-Rookie Team...His .334 average against right-handed pitchers was the second-highest in the N.L. behind Christian Yelich (.358)...His .335 road batting average was the second-highest in the league behind teammate Kevin Newman (.350)...His 57 extra-base hits tied Gus Suhr (1930) for the fifth-most in team history for a rookie...Combined with teammate Kevin Newman to hit over .300; the first set of Major League rookie teammates to do so since Fred Lynn (.331) and Jim Rice (.309) with Boston in 1975 and the first N.L. teammates to do so since Buzz Arlett (.313) and Les Mallon (.309) with Philadelphia in 1931...Began season with Triple-A Indianapolis and hit .367 (18-for-49) with five homers and 11 RBI in 13 games thru 4/19...Was tied for second among the International League leaders in home runs and ranked fifth in batting and third in total bases (36) when he was selected by the Pirates on 4/20...Made his Major League debut as the starter in center field on 4/20 vs. San Francisco; batted fifth and singled off Derek Holland for first big league hit in his second at bat...Connected off Jesse Chavez for his first Major League home run in the 11th inning on 4/30 at Texas...Hit safely in each of his first 11 big league games - tying the club rookie record set by Gregory Polanco in 2014...Hit his first career pinch-hit home run on 5/23 vs. Colorado...Hit safely in a career-best 17 straight games between 5/23 and 6/9...Reached base safely in 24 straight games between 5/16 and 6/9; the longest such streak by a Pirates rookie since Lee Walls reached safely in 25 straight games in 1956...Had a career-high four hits on 6/14 at Miami...Ranked sixth among N.L. players with a .369 average and third with a .438 OPS during the month of June...Had his first Major League stolen base on 7/19 vs. Philadelphia...Tied career high with his second four-hit game on 8/3 vs. New York...Had three hits on 8/11 at St. Louis and was leading the National League in hitting at the start of the day on 8/12 (.335)...Homered from both sides of the plate on 9/5 vs. Miami; the third player in team history to do so (also Bobby Bonilla - twice and Dale Sveum)...Started 49 straight games from 7/25 thru 9/15...Injured his right hamstring in first inning at bat on 9/25 vs. Chicago and did not play again (missed the final four games)...Made 68 starts in left field, 29 in right field and 25 in center field.
2018
Spent his first season in the Pirates organization with Double-A Altoona...Began season ranked by MLB.com as the sixth-best prospect in the system... Ranked fifth among Eastern League leaders in batting and fourth among Pittsburgh farmhands...Made 43 starts in center field, 42 in left field and three in right field... Was the Opening Day starter in right field...Played in four games before going on the disabled list on 4/10 with a left hamate fracture...Missed 42 games before being reinstated on 5/29...His first Double-A home run was a grand slam on 6/13 at Binghamton...Became the Curve's primary center field after Jason Martin's promotion to Triple-A on 6/28... Homered twice on 7/20 at Reading (game one)...Hit a three-run, walkoff homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on 7/26 vs. Binghamton to lift Altoona to an 8-7 win...Batted .368 (14-for-38) during a nine-game hitting streak between 8/5-14...Hit .341 (44-for-129) over his last 33 games thru August and September and batted .418 (23-for55) in his final 14 contests...Produced a .325 (66-for-203) average and scored a league-high 40 runs in his 53 games following the All-Star break...Hit all seven of his home runs off right-handed pitchers...Played with Surprise during the Arizona Fall League and hit .188 (12-for-64) with five RBI in 18 games.
2017
Spent entire season with San Jose (Giants' High-A), where he led the team in batting, total bases (227) and OPS (.826)...Was named to the California League mid-season All-Star team...Participated in the MLB Futures Game in Miami... Was also named an organizational All-Star by MiLB...Made 50 appearances (48 starts) in center field, 42 appearances (41 starts) in right field and 19 starts in left field...Produced a .365 (42-for115) average and two home runs against left-handed pitchers; hit .295 (111-for-376) with eight homers against righthanders...Hit .340 (34-for-100) in May, .322 (29-for-90) in June and .337 (32- for-95) in July...Fell a double shy of hitting for the cycle while collecting a season-high five RBI on 4/23 at Stockton...Had a five-hit game on 5/21 at Modesto...Hit safely in 17 straight games between 5/20 and 6/9, going 29-for-71 (.408) with 10 RBI... Produced a .334 batting average, 54 RBI and an .888 OPS in his last 85 games, dating back to 5/21...Was ranked by MLB.com as San Francisco's No. 4 prospect and No. 5 by Baseball America following the season.
