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Bryan Reynolds is riding a 12-game hitting streak, owns an OPS over 1.000 in June and has become the hitter the Pittsburgh Pirates need most with Oneil Cruz and Konnor Griffin injured.
On today’s OffBeat, Alex Stumpf examines Reynolds’ legitimate All Star case, his production from both sides of the plate and why the Pirates may go only as far as their best hitter can take them until the lineup gets healthy and the pitching staff receives some help.
Read Alex’s work at Book Rule Bucs:
https://bookrulebucs.substack.com/
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"Bryan Reynolds Is Carrying the Pirates Right Now" is an episode of North Shore Nine: A Pittsburgh Pirates Podcast. Runtime 15 min. Published June 23, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.