Pirates trade Kentwood grad to Blue Jays

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded minor league catcher Reese McGuire, a 2013 Kentwood graduate, on Monday to the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded minor league catcher Reese McGuire, a 2013 Kentwood graduate, on Monday to the Toronto Blue Jays.

McGuire, 21, is expected to play for Toronto’s Double-A affiliate in New Hampshire, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

McGuire was part of a deal that sent major league pitcher Francisco Liriano and minor league outfielder Harold Ramirez to Toronto for major league pitcher Drew Hutchison.

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The Pirates drafted McGuire, who bats left and throws right, with the 14th overall pick in the 2013 draft. He signed out of high school for $2.3 million.