Reese McGuire

Reese McGuire
Toronto Blue Jays
Catcher
Born: (1995-03-02) March 2, 1995
Seattle, Washington
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Medal record
Men’s baseball
Representing  United States
18U Baseball World Championship
2012 Seoul National team

Reese Jackson McGuire (born March 2, 1995) is an American professional baseball player in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, and is ranked 4th on Major League Baseball's Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[1]

High school and international

McGuire attended Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington, where he played for the school's baseball team.[2][3] He also played for the United States national baseball team in 18-and-under competitions, being named the player of the year as the United States won the International Baseball Federation 18-and-under Baseball World Championship. He won the USA Baseball Richard W. "Dick" Case Player of the Year Award in 2012.[4][5] He had committed to attend the University of San Diego and play college baseball for the San Diego Toreros baseball team.[6]

Professional career

Pittsburgh Pirates

McGuire was considered among the best prospects from the Pacific Northwest eligible in the 2013 MLB draft[7][8] and was drafted 14th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[9] He received a $2.36 million signing bonus and was assigned to the Gulf Coast Pirates of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League.[10] In 46 games, McGuire batted .330 with 21 RBI before being promoted to the Short Season-A Jamestown Jammers, where he appeared in four games to close the 2013 minor league season.[11] He played for the West Virginia Power of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2014, and was named a SAL All-Star.[12] He played a total of 98 games in the 2014 season, and hit .262 with three home runs and 45 RBI.[11]

Continuing his progression through the minor leagues, McGuire was assigned to the Advanced-A Bradenton Marauders of the Florida State League in 2015.[13][14] He again appeared in 98 games, and hit .254 with 34 RBI and 14 stolen bases.[11] The Pirates invited McGuire to spring training in 2016.[15] He was assigned to the Double-A Altoona Curve of the Eastern League to begin the 2016 season.[16] McGuire hit .259 with one home run and 37 RBI in 77 games leading up to his trade to Toronto.[11]

Toronto Blue Jays

On August 1, 2016, the Pirates traded McGuire, along with Francisco Liriano and Harold Ramírez, to the Toronto Blue Jays for Drew Hutchison.[17] McGuire appeared in 15 games for New Hampshire in 2016, and hit .226 with 5 RBI.[11]

Personal life

McGuire's older brother, Cash, plays college baseball for Seattle University. His younger brother, Shane, a junior, currently plays for the Kentwood High School baseball team that advanced to the 2015 Washington State Baseball Tournament.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "MLB 2016 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kentwood's McGuire aims for title, prepares for draft | Sports | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News". KOMO News. May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kelley, Mason (April 23, 2012). "4A and 3A high-school baseball rankings - Week 5 | High School Sports Blog". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Reese McGuire Wins USA Baseball Player of the Year Award". Baseball America.
  5. ↑ "USA Baseball names year-end award winners". usabaseball.com.
  6. 1 2 "Washington high school catcher Reese McGuire has talent and leadership skills | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. November 16, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ Crawford, Christopher. "MLB Draft Blog Blog - ESPN". Insider.espn.go.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ Mayo, Jonathan. "Top high school catchers figure to go early in MLB First-Year Player Draft | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Pirates get into position to snare prep stars | pirates.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Kentwood grad Reese McGuire off to hot start in minor league baseball". Kent Reporter. July 17, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Reese McGuire Regiter Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Reese McGuire Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Florida State League notebook: Reese McGuire showing maturity with showing maturity Bradenton Marauders - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bradenton Local News - Bradenton Herald & Lakewood Ranch Herald". bradenton.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  15. ↑ Biertempfel, Rob (January 4, 2016). "Catcher McGuire leads prospects invited to spring training with Pirates". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  16. ↑ Avallone, Michael (July 26, 2016). "McGuire flashing offensive potential". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Blue Jays trade Drew Hutchison to Pirates for Francisco Liriano, prospects". Sportsnet. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

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