The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted infielder Drew Maggi to the major leagues at the age of 33, after spending over 1,000 games and 13 seasons in the minor leagues (USA Today, https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/04/24/drew-maggi-pirates-mlb-promotion/7405658001/). Maggi expressed shock upon hearing the news, having wondered if he would ever get another opportunity after playing in 1,155 minor league games since 2010 (Yahoo Sports, https://sports.yahoo.com/drew-maggi-33-gets-mlb-041038109.html).
Maggi’s promotion was announced by the Pirates, who shared a video of Maggi being told the news (FOX Sports, https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/pirates-call-up-33-year-old-drew-maggi-to-major-league-roster). He will take outfielder Bryan Reynolds’ roster spot for the next few days (CBS Sports, https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-pirates-promote-33-year-old-drew-maggi-to-mlb-after-1155-career-minor-league-games/).
This will be Maggi’s first major league appearance (CBS News, https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pirates-recall-drew-maggi-from-altoona-place-bryan-reynolds-on-bereavement-list/). His special day with his family in attendance was praised by the Pirates broadcast crew and pitcher JT Brubaker (MLB.com, https://www.mlb.com/video/drew-maggis-mlb-callup).
Maggi spent a lifetime chasing his dream of making it to the majors and hopes to make his MLB debut with the Pirates (TribLIVE.com, https://triblive.com/sports/pirates/after-13-year-wait-in-minors-drew-maggi-hopes-to-make-mlb-debut-with-pirates/). He said he’s ready to “f–king go!” and his reaction to the call-up was epic (New York Post, https://nypost.com/2022/04/24/drew-maggi-33-gets-second-chance-at-mlb-debut-with-pirates/). As Brad Pitt said in Moneyball, “How can you not be romantic about baseball?” (Sports Illustrated, https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/04/24/drew-maggi-pirates-call-up-13-years-minor-leagues).
