The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed star center fielder Bryan Reynolds to a two-year, $13.5 million contract, avoiding salary arbitration.
Updated yesterday at 2:41 p.m.
The deal, announced Thursday, will see Reynolds earn $6.75 million per season.
Reynolds and the Pirates were destined to go through the salary arbitration process after failing to reach a one-year deal for 2022. Reynolds was asking for 4.9 million, but the Pirates wanted to pay him 4.25 million.
Reynolds, 27, established himself in the major leagues after the Pirates acquired him from the San Francisco Giants in January 2018 for star outfielder Andrew McCutchen.
Reynolds reached the major leagues in 2019 and was moved to center field in 2021. He batted .302 with 24 homers and 90 RBIs while becoming a reliable player defensively.
Reynolds is hitting .227 with one homer in five games so far this season.
The deal came two days after the Pirates signed third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes to an eight-year, $70 million contract.
