Reese Jackson McGuire (born March 2, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.
[10] After hitting .330 with 11 doubles and 21 RBI in 46 Gulf Coast League games, McGuire was promoted to the Class A Short Season Jamestown Jammers at the end of August.
[13] As a South Atlantic League prospect, McGuire demonstrated at 1.8-second pop time behind the plate, as well as consistent contact hitting.
[14] Batting .277 with one home run and 19 RBI through the midway point of the season, including a 19-game hitting streak in May, McGuire was named a South Atlantic League All-Star.
[12] After the season, McGuire added 15 pounds of muscle and told reporters that he wanted to "come up with a consistent approach at the plate and stick with it" in 2015.
After two consecutive seasons seeing his batting average decrease, McGuire joined the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League to improve his offense.
[23] One of the youngest players on the team, McGuire showed more consistency and discipline at the plate, drawing walks and keeping his batting average above .250, although he still lacked power.
[12] McGuire returned to the Fisher Cats for the 2017 season, but was limited to only 45 games after suffering a torn meniscus in his right knee that required arthroscopic surgery to repair.
[34] McGuire joined the Blue Jays in late July after Luke Maile was injured, and appeared in 30 games throughout the season, hitting .299 with an .872 OPS.
[33] In parts of four seasons with the Blue Jays, McGuire made 141 major-league appearances, batting .248 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs.
[33] On August 1, 2022, the Boston Red Sox acquired McGuire and Taylor Broadway in exchange for reliever Jake Diekman.
[33] On January 13, 2023, the Red Sox and McGuire reached agreement on a one-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration.
On January 12, 2024, McGuire once again avoided salary arbitration with the Red Sox by signing a one-year contract with the team.
His younger brother, Shane, played baseball at the University of San Diego as a catcher, was taken in the 2021 MLB draft, and is now in the Oakland Athletics organization.
[55] In February 2020, McGuire was charged with a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure after he was found masturbating in his car in a shopping center parking lot in Dunedin, Florida, near the Blue Jays spring training complex.