Michael Chavis, 30, has spent parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball. The last time that happened was when he played in 48 games for the Washington Nationals in 2023. From 2019 to 2023, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Nationals. He played in 357 games at the big league level during that time. Chavis has slashed .238/.283/.401 as a Major League Baseball player.
During the 2024 season, he saw time in Triple-A with the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox organizations. In 2025, he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and spent 63 games in Oklahoma City, hitting .291/.350/.547 before being released mid-season so he could play in Japan. Things didn’t go well for Chunichi while he was playing there at the highest level, hitting just .171/.267/.352 in 38 games. He would also spend 12 games in the minor league system, where he hit .293/.348/.415.
Chavis has played first base, second base and third base regularly throughout his professional career. He has also seen very limited time in the outfield, with almost all of that experience in the major leagues coming with Boston in 2020, when he made 11 starts in left field for them.
Brandon Leibrandt pitched for the Reds in two games during the 2024 season. He also pitched in the major leagues with the Miami Marlins in 2020, throwing 9.0 innings over five appearances. His father, Charlie, pitched for the Reds from 1979 to 1982. In his two appearances with Cincinnati in 2024, the then 31-year-old allowed seven runs on 11 hits – three of which were home runs – and two walks in 6.1 innings.
After the 2024 season, Leibrandt became a free agent and signed with the New York Yankees. The left-hander pitched well in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in Triple-A, posting a 2.85 ERA in 41.0 innings, but he was released mid-season so he could play in China. He would make 14 starts there and post a 1.94 ERA in 83.1 innings pitched.
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