BRYAN REYNOLDS NEWS

Not starting Wednesday Reynolds is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact He'll take a seat for the first time this season while Pirates manager Derek Shelton gives Phillip Evans a spin in left field. Reynolds has recorded a hit in each of the Pirates' first five games, going 6-for-19 with a solo home run and two additional runs.

APRIL 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Extends hit streak to three games Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.

Impact His swinging strike percentage (20.4) is nearly twice as high as his career mark (11.7), but it's obviously a small sample and he's still batting .333 in his first 12 at-bats. Reynolds has played every game in left field while batting third in the lineup. The 26-year-old's start might not seem extraordinary, but he started the 2020 campaign with just five hits in his first 44 at-bats.

APRIL 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Faces tough matchup Thursday Reynolds will hit third and play left field in Thursday's opener in Chicago.

Impact Reynolds is hitless in 11 career at-bats against Thursday's starter for the Cubs, Kyle Hendricks. The switch-hitter, who slashed .189/.275/.357 in 2020, looked like a different batter in spring training, hitting .304 with three homers and two steals in 54 plate appearances.

APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bruce, Sandoval on big league rosters, Maybin, Frazier cut

Jay Bruce returned to the major leagues, making the New York Yankees’ roster at the deadline for decisions on free agents who had gone to spring training with minor league contract...

MARCH 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day

Max Scherzer will have the ball in his hands when he begins the final season of his seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals

MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Solid spring continues Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI in an 11-9 loss to Baltimore on Friday.

Impact He moved to center field from his customary left field spot Friday and will likely do so occasionally during the regular season. Reynolds is batting .296 with two homers and five RBI in 27 spring at-bats as he looks to rebound from a disastrous 2020. Prior to last season, the 26-year-old hadn't hit lower than the .300 mark in four pro years.

MARCH 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Astros LHP Framber Valdez gets positive update on injury

The Houston Astros received a positive update on left-hander Framber Valdez on the same day Forrest Whitley had season-ending surgery on his right elbow

MARCH 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates face uncertain present while eyeing positive future

The Pittsburgh Pirates are building for the long haul

MARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LeMahieu HR ends inning, no more early exits for pitchers

New York Yankees star DJ LeMahieu launched a three-run homer in an exhibition game Saturday, and that was all for Pittsburgh starter JT Brubaker

MARCH 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates RF Polanco hoping bumpy road smooths out in 2021

Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco is hoping to put a difficult 2020 behind him

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Locked into starting role Reynolds will have a clear starting role this season in left or center field, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Manager Derek Shelton named a handful of locked-in starters Monday, and Reynolds was among that group despite a very poor sophomore season. After hitting .314/.377/.503 as a rookie, he hit just .189/.275/.357 last year. A massive drop in his BABIP from .387 to .231 explains much of the change, though his average exit velocity also dropped two ticks from 89.5 to 87.5. It's probably wise to expect Reynolds' third-season numbers to fall somewhere between those from his first two, leaving him as a passable but unexciting late-round outfielder.

FEBRUARY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

NL Central teams at the start of spring training

A team-by-team look at the National League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catc...

FEBRUARY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates sign vets Wolters, Goodwin to minor league deals

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed veteran catcher Tony Wolters and outfielder Brian Goodwin to minor league contracts that include an invitation to spring training

FEBRUARY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates' rebuild picking up steam after Musgrove trade

The Pittsburgh Pirates are hopeful the rebuilding process is picking up steam following a three-team trade with the Mets and Padres

JANUARY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates' Shelton: pitcher Taillon on track for 2021 return

The Pittsburgh Pirates hope to have a familiar face back in the starting rotation in 2021

DECEMBER 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates A to Z: Bryan Reynolds vows to rediscover his swing after sophomore slump During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z, an alphabetical player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfiel...

NOVEMBER 27, 2020 • TRIBLIVE.COM

Clubs seventh homer Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 8-0 win over Cleveland.

Impact Reynolds extended Pittsburgh's lead to 5-0 with his two-run shot off Aaron Civale in the third inning. The long ball was Reynolds' seventh of the year. He's hitting a paltry .188 with 24 runs and 19 RBI in 181 at-bats in 2020.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Indians' playoff positioning hurt by 8-0 loss to Pirates

The Cleveland Indians suffered a setback in their bid to host a first-round playoff series, losing 8-0 to Joe Musgrove and the major league-worst Pittsburgh Pirates

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LeMahieu, Voit near milestones for Yankees in win over Miami

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hits sixth homer Reynolds went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the 7-0 win over the Cubs on Thursday.

Impact The homer off Alec Mills marked Reynolds's sixth of the campaign and it extended Pittsburgh's lead to 2-0 in the second. The outfielder is slashing a disappointing .191/.282/.353 with 17 RBI and 23 runs scored on the campaign.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays top Yanks, back in playoffs for 1st time since '16

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kuhl goes 7 sharp innings, Pirates beat slumping Cubs 7-0

Chad Kuhl pitched seven sharp innings and Colin Moran and Bryan Reynolds hit home runs in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 7-0 victory over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Thursday

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out of lineup Reynolds is not starting Wednesday against the Cubs.

Impact Reynolds has been quite disappointing in his second big-league season, hitting just .178/.272/.325. The Pirates have allowed him to work through his struggles, including him in 48 of the team's 56 lineups thus far, but it hasn't been working. Jared Oliva takes over in center field Wednesday.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Biertempfel's 9 observations: Changes keep coming, even in season's last week Is Bryan Reynolds the everyday center fielder in 2021? Which pitcher's start this week could be his last with the team?

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Molina homers, Flaherty fans 11 as Cardinals top Pirates 2-1

Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer and Jack Flaherty pitched six dominant innings as the St. Louis Cardinals kept their hold on a postseason spot with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsbu...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS