Draft and minor leagues (2016–2018) 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. 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.
MLB.com ranked Reynolds as Pittsburgh's sixth best prospect going into the 2018 season. 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. 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.
Pittsburgh Pirates (2019–present) On April 20, 2019, the Pirates promoted Reynolds to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that afternoon versus the
San Francisco Giants and recorded his first career hit, a single, off
Derek Holland. On April 30, he hit his first major league home run off Texas Rangers' reliever
Jesse Chavez. Reynolds began his major league career with a hitting streak of 11 games. He finished the season fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting, playing in 134 games. 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. 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. On June 29, Reynolds hit three home runs in an 8–7 victory over the
Washington Nationals. After a slow start to the season, Reynolds finished 2022 hitting .262/.345/.461 with 62 RBIs, and a career high 27 home runs. In December 2022, Reynolds requested a trade from the Pirates, as Reynolds and the Pirates had not reached an agreement on a contract extension. 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 outfielder who was drafted out of college. Reynolds became the first player to sign a $100 million contract with the Pirates. Reynolds was named to the
2024 All-Star Game. Reynolds finished the 2025 season with 16 home runs, and a
slash line of .245/.318/.402. ==Personal life==