The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed outfielder Bryan Reynolds on the Bereavement List prior to Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. To take his place on the active roster, infielder Drew Maggi has been called up from Altoona.
The 33-year-old Maggi has been in the majors for two days with the 2021 Minnesota Twins, but he has never played a Major League game. He was originally drafted by the Pirates back in 2010. He has played 1,155 minor league games over 13 seasons. He is hitting .194/.242/.226 in eight games for Altoona this season.
Maggi hit .344/.417/.688 this spring in 26 games, as was among one of the final cuts from Spring Training.
The Pirates needed to make room on the 40-man roster to add Maggi. First baseman Ji-Man Choi has been moved to the 60-day Injured List. He is expected to miss at least another six weeks according to recent reports, so including rehab time, he wasn’t expected back before the full 60 days (from April 14th) would be up.
This seems to be a nice reward for a baseball lifer, who not only had a strong spring, but he accepted an assignment to Double-A due to the roster situations at Indianapolis.
Trips to the Bereavement List usually don’t last long unless the player needs more time, so Maggi will probably be around for a short time. It also would explain why the Pirates didn’t go to another 40-man option like outfielder Cal Mitchell.
Here’s hoping he gets into today’s game so he doesn’t have to wait much longer for his big league debut, especially with tomorrow being an off-day.
Enjoy this video of him finding out
It’s been a hell of a journey for Drew Maggi. pic.twitter.com/KPjXxLSj1B
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 23, 2023
