Reese signed a Minor League contract with an invite to Major League Spring Training with the Cubs Jan. 19, 2025...Has batted .255 (237-for-942) with 54 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 82 RBI in 355 career Major League games with the Blue Jays (2018-21), White Sox (2022) and Red Sox (2022-24)...Pitchers own a career 4.25 ERA (1,120 ER/2,373.0 IP) with him behind the plate ... has a career 27.4% caught stealing rate (52-for-190)...Owns a career .258 (526-for-2,042) average with 86 doubles, 10 triples, 22 home runs and 240 RBI in 567 career Minor League games...Recorded 38 hits (seven homers) in his first 44 career games, the most ever by a Toronto catcher...Became the seventh player in Toronto history, the first catcher to hit at least homers through their first 34 games...Has made four career Opening Day rosters (2020, 2022-24)…Played for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League following the 2015 season and was named to the Fall Stars Game...Was a Mid-Season All-Star in the South Atlantic League in 2014 and Florida State League in 2015 ... was named a Post-Season All-Star in 2013 with the GCL Pirates...Was selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (14th overall) in the 2013 draft out of Kentwood High School (Wash.)…Was named the 2012-13 Gatorade Washington Player of the Year...His grandfather, Jack, was a catcher on Duke University's 1952 team that made the College World Series.
2024
Reese made his fourth career Opening Day roster in 2024, batting .209 (29-for-139) with three doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI in 53 games for the Red Sox...Made 41 starts at catcher, with Red Sox pitchers posting a 3.16 ERA (127 ER/361.1 IP) with him behind the plate...Threw out seven of 28 base runners attempting to steal (25.0% caught stealing rate)…Batted .269 (14-for-52) with two home runs and 10 RBI in 21 games through the end of April...Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a career-high five RBI in a 12-2 win over the Angels April 7...Was designated for assignment July 28 and outrighted to Triple-A Worcester...Hit .114 (5-for-44) in 13 games for Worcester to finish the season.
2023
Completed his first full season with BOS...Made 51 starts, all at catcher...Missed 31 games with a right oblique strain from 6/22-8/1...Ranked T-11th among catchers (seventh in the AL) in AVG (.267) (min. 100 PA)...Allowed 20 stolen bases (one CS) in his first 109.0 innings (through 5/1) but allowed only 14 (6 CS) in his 324.1 innings from that point on...Was 9-for-23 vs. LHP (.391 AVG)...Among MLB batters with at least 25 PA against LHP, ranked second in AVG and seventh in OBP (.440)...Batted .323 in home games (30-for-93) with a .781 OPS (8 2B, 3B, 9 RBI), compared to .213 with a .559 OPS on the road (20-for-94, 4 2B, HR, 7 RBI)...Ranked 10th in MLB (5th in the AL) in AVG at home (min. 100 PA).
2022
Played in five games for the Blue Jays during Spring Training before being acquired by the White Sox on 4/3 in exchange for C Zack Collins. Made the White Sox’ Opening Day roster. Recorded a career-best 10-game hitting streak from 6/2-20, during which he batted .333 with a .389 OBP (11-for-33, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB)...It also marked the longest on-base streak of his career. Threw out six of nine attempted base stealers from 6/1-6/19. Acquired by BOS from the White Sox on 8/1. Hit safely in each of his first six games with the Red Sox (.500, 9-for-18), the second-longest hitting streak of his career...Collected two hits in three of his first sox games with BOS. Made his Red Sox debut on 8/3 at HOU...Started at catcher and went 2-for-3. Made his first career pitching appearance on 8/23 vs. TOR, retiring all three batters faced in the 9th inning. Homered three times in a seven-game span from 9/13-25, accounting for all three of his HR in 2022...Each of those HR came against the Yankees. Led off the third inning with a go-ahead solo HR on 9/13 vs. NYY...Was his first HR of the season, snapping a career-long 122-game homerless streak dating to 6/12/21 with TOR at Fenway Park. Set a career high in RBI (3) on 9/22 at NYY...Gave the Sox a 4-3 lead with a pinch-hit, three-run HR in the seventh inning... Was the Sox’ first go-ahead, pinch-hit HR in the seventh or later since Christian Arroyo’s grand slam on 6/16/21 at ATL. Hit a solo HR in the second inning on 9/24 at NYY.
2021
Spent the first month of the year at the alternate site and on the taxi squad before he was recalled for his season debut May 5 at OAK (0-2, BB, 2K)... Hit his 1st home run of the year June 12 at BOS, a solo shot in the ninth inning... Went 4-for-5 with a trio of doubles and two RBI on June 20 at BAL...Became the second Toronto catcher with four hits and three doubles in a single game, joining Kevin Cash on April 13, 2004, at DET...The four hits tied a career-high (Aug. 8, 2019, vs. NYY)... On June 24 vs. BAL, finished the game 3-for-4 with three singles, his fifth multi-hit game of the season (fourth in his last five starts), and his third three-hit game of the year... Went 3-for-5 with three doubles and an RBI on July 29 at BOS...Became the fifth player in team history with multiple games of three doubles in a single season, joining John Buck (2010), Adam Lind (2009), Shannon Stewart (2000) and Tony Fernandez (1999)... Bunted for a double in the sixth inning Aug. 3 vs. CLE, becoming the second player in team history with a bunt double, joining Cavan Biggio (Sept. 27, 2019, vs. TB)... Over his final 56 games, went 39-for-144 (.271) with 13 doubles and eight RBI.
2020
Hit his 1st home run of the season on July 25 at TB...was his 8th career homer, three of which were game-tying homers in the 7th inning...became the 7th player in team history to record 8+ home runs in his first 45 career games...Had a 0-for-18 drought, the longest of his career, before being optioned on Sept. 5 until the end of the season...Tied three others for the AL lead with four sacrifice hits...Was added to Toronto’s postseason roster and made his playoff debut as a defensive replacement in Game 1 of the ALWC on Sept. 29 at TB.
2019
Hit .299 (29-for-98) in 30 games with the Blue Jays (7-2B, 5 HR, 11RBI)...Went 60-for-243 (.247) with 18 extra-base hits in 72 games for the Bisons...Recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on July 27 and made his season debut that night vs. TB as he caught the 12th inning...Hit a two-run shot on Aug. 3 at BAL for his 1st home run of the season...Belted his 2nd home run on Aug. 8 vs. NYY…Also singled twice and doubled for his 1st career four-hit game…Was the 2nd multi-hit effort of his career (2H on Sept. 16, 2018 at NYY)…Became the 19th catcher (32nd time) in team history with a four-hit game (last: Josh Thole - Sept. 25, 2013 at BAL)...Hit his 3rd homer on Aug. 17 vs. SEA, in what was his 10th game with the Blue Jays in 2019...On Aug. 30 vs. HOU, connected for his 6th career home run in his 29th career contest...Notched his 5th home run of the season on Sept. 10 vs. BOS…Became the 7th player in team history to record 7+ homers in his first 34 career games, and the 1st catcher to do so (J.P. Arencibia - 6)...Singled, doubled twice and walked twice on Sept. 18 at BAL, reaching base five times in a game for the 1st time in his career...Has recorded 38 hits in his first 44 career contests, the most ever by a Toronto catcher.
2018
Batted .290 (9-for-31) with three doubles, two homers and four RBI in his 14 games with the Blue Jays ... Called up to Toronto on Sept. 6... Made his MLB debut that night vs. CLE (1-for-4, 2B, K)... Doubled off Dan Otero in the 9th inning for his 1st MLB hit ... Stole his 1st base on Sept. 9 vs. CLE ... Collected his 1st RBI on Sept. 16 at NYY and went 2-for-4 for his 1st multi-hit game ... Knocked a solo shot off Cionel Perez for his 1st career home run on Sept. 26 vs. HOU ... Hit a pinch-hit home run on Sept. 29 at TB, the 3rd by a Blue Jay in 2018 and the 11th all-time by a Toronto rookie (last: Yan Gomes on June 11, 2012 vs. WAS) ... Had spent the full 2018 season with Triple-A Buffalo, his first action at that level...Hit .233 (75-for-322) with nine doubles, a pair of triples, seven home runs and 37 RBI over 96 games for the Bisons... Threw out 14 of 48 attempted steals (29.2%).
2017
Was ranked as the 6th-best catching prospect by MLB.com entering 2017 ... Spent the majority of the season with Double-A New Hampshire ... Missed two months with a right-knee injury...Played rehab games for Bluefield (8G) and Dunedin (3G) to work his way back after he had surgery for a torn meniscus in May ... Was named Eastern League Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 14-20...Hit .533 (8-for-15) with a double, three home runs, four RBI, two walks and a 1.200 slugging percentage in four games for the Fisher Cats ... Finished the AA season with a line of .278/.366/.496 over 34 games (5-2B, 1-3B, 6-HR, 20-RBI, 16BB/19K)...His overall .859 OPS in 2017 was the highest of his career ... Played for Aguilas Cibaenas in the Domincan Winter League and batted .283 (13-for-46) in 18 games.
2016
Was tabbed by MLBPipeline.com as the 4th-best catching prospect entering 2016, behind Wilson Contreras (CHC), Gary Sanchez (NYY) and Jorge Alfaro (PHI) ... Reached base safely in each of his first 12 games of the 2016 campaign ... Was limited to just 15 games for New Hampshire following his trade on Aug. 1, 2016 from Pittsburgh due to injury (on DL from Aug. 12-22) ... Threw out 37% (35/96) of runners attempting to steal a base on him in 2016 ... Walked 36 times in 2016 while striking out only 34 times (365 plate appearances) ... Was named a 2016 Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com.
2015
Spent the entire 2015 campaign with Advanced-A Bradenton, where he was named to the Florida State League's MidSeason All-Star team ... Threw out 27 of the 107 runners (25%) attempting to steal against him in 2015 ... Hit .353 (12-for-34) as a designated hitter and .245 (83-for-339) as a catcher in 2015 ... Was rated by Baseball America as Pittsburgh's "Best Defensive Catcher" in the publication's "Best Tools" edition at the end of the 2015 campaign ... Hit .294 for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League and was named to the 2015 Rising Stars game ... Was ranked as Pittsburgh's 6th-best prospect following the 2015 season by Baseball America.
2014
Was ranked as the 8th-best prospect in Pittsburgh's system entering 2014, as well as the "Best Defensive Catcher" in the club's minor league system by Baseball America ... Spent the entire 2014 campaign with Class-A West Virginia, where he was named to the South Atlantic League's MidSeason All-Star team ... Hit .351 over a 19-game hitting streak from May 7-30, 2014, tied for the longest hitting streak in the South Atlantic League that season ... Threw out a league-leading 49 runners attempting to steal against him in 2014, while also leading all catchers in double plays (9)
2013
Began his pro career with the Gulf Coast Pirates in 2013, after being selected by the Pirates with the 14th overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft in June ... Made his professional debut on July 4, 2013 against the GCL Tigers, going 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and three RBI ... Was named the Gulf Coast's Player of the Month in August of 2013 after hitting .369 with nine doubles and 12 RBI in 21 games...Was promoted to Jamestown of the New York-Penn League (A-short) on Aug. 31, 2013, appearing in four games for the club in the regular season...Went 2-for-7 in two games with Jamestown in the playoffs and was selected to the post-season GCL All-Star team.
