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Zach Maxwell

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 275lb (198cm, 124kg)

Team: Cincinnati Reds (minors, 40-man)

Born: January 26, 2001 in Nashville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Paulding HS (Dallas, GA) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft from Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA).

High School: North Paulding HS (Dallas, GA)

School: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2026

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 0.038 • Arb Eligible: 2029 • Free Agent: 2032

Full Name: Zachary Thomas Maxwell

Nicknames: Big Sugar

Instagram: @zachmaxwellll's profile picture zachmaxwellll

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

-0.5

-0.4

ERA

9.90

7.20

10.0

20.0

WHIP

2.400

1.900

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2020	19	-1.5	Georgia Tech	ACC	NCAA		1	1	.500	3.14	4.40	4	4		0	0	0	14.1	6	7	5	0	16	0	20	2	0	7	67	1.535	3.8	0.0	10.0	12.6	1.25
2020	19	-1.6	Tulsa	TXCL	Smr		1	0	1.000	8.64	8.64	10	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	7	8	8	1	9	0	15	1	0	1	42	1.920	7.6	1.1	9.7	16.2	1.67
2021	20	-1.0	Georgia Tech	ACC	NCAA		2	2	.500	3.09	3.94	24	0		0	0	3	32.0	20	14	11	2	41	0	56	4	0	9	160	1.906	5.6	0.6	11.5	15.8	1.37
2021	20	-0.4	Chatham	CCBL	Smr		1	1	.500	6.17	6.94	10	0	6	0	0	2	11.2	11	9	8	1	9	0	25	1	0	6	56	1.714	8.5	0.8	6.9	19.3	2.78
2022	21	0.0	Georgia Tech	ACC	NCAA		5	0	1.000	5.26	5.61	21	6		0	0	4	51.1	44	32	30	8	41	1	84	4	0	5	237	1.656	7.7	1.4	7.2	14.7	2.05
2022	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	CIN	0	0		4.91	4.91	5	0	2	0	0	1	7.1	5	4	4	0	8	0	10	1	0	1	36	1.773	6.1	0.0	9.8	12.3	1.25
2022	21	-1.0	Daytona	FLOR	A	CIN	0	0		6.75	6.75	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	4	4	4	0	7	0	7	1	0	1	29	2.063	6.8	0.0	11.8	11.8	1.00
2022	21	-0.2	Reds	ACL	Rk	CIN	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	1	0	0	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	7	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	13.5	3.00
2023	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	CIN	6	4	.600	4.11	4.70	34	0	13	0	0	2	61.1	47	32	28	3	38	1	96	4	1	15	269	1.386	6.9	0.4	5.6	14.1	2.53
2023	22	-1.1	Dayton	MIDW	A+	CIN	3	2	.600	4.56	5.61	13	0	4	0	0	1	25.2	17	16	13	2	15	1	41	4	0	7	112	1.247	6.0	0.7	5.3	14.4	2.73
2023	22	-0.2	Daytona	FLOR	A	CIN	3	2	.600	3.79	4.04	21	0	9	0	0	1	35.2	30	16	15	1	23	0	55	0	1	8	157	1.486	7.6	0.3	5.8	13.9	2.39
2023	22	-1.4	Surprise	AZFL	Fal		0	0		2.19	3.65	9	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	9	5	3	0	9	0	22	0	0	0	53	1.459	6.6	0.0	6.6	16.1	2.44
2024	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	CIN	7	2	.778	3.17	4.00	53	0	30	0	0	5	54.0	41	24	19	1	38	1	85	1	0	10	237	1.463	6.8	0.2	6.3	14.2	2.24
2024	23	-4.0	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	5	2	.714	3.89	4.81	39	0	23	0	0	5	39.1	34	21	17	1	29	1	58	1	0	6	179	1.602	7.8	0.2	6.6	13.3	2.00
2024	23	-1.5	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	2	0	1.000	1.23	1.84	14	0	7	0	0	0	14.2	7	3	2	0	9	0	27	0	0	4	58	1.091	4.3	0.0	5.5	16.6	3.00
2025	24	-3.3	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	1	3	.250	4.17	4.17	51	0	29	0	0	5	49.2	42	23	23	6	32	1	59	0	0	4	220	1.490	7.6	1.1	5.8	10.7	1.84
2025	24	-5.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		4.50	4.50	8	0	1	0	0	0	10.0	10	5	5	3	4	0	13	0	0	0	43	1.400	9.0	2.7	3.6	11.7	3.25
2026	25	-2.3	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	2	0	1.000	3.24	3.60	23	0	9	0	0	2	25.0	16	10	9	1	17	0	34	2	0	1	110	1.320	5.8	0.4	6.1	12.2	2.00
2026	25	-4.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	1	.000	9.90	9.90	10	0	3	0	0	1	10.0	14	11	11	3	10	0	9	0	0	2	54	2.400	12.6	2.7	9.0	8.1	0.90
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		0	1	.000	7.20	7.20	18	0	4	0	0	1	20.0	24	16	16	6	14	0	22	0	0	2	97	1.900	10.8	2.7	6.3	9.9	1.57
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		16	9	.640	3.79	4.24	166	0	83	0	0	15	197.1	151	93	83	11	133	3	284	8	1	31	872	1.439	6.9	0.5	6.1	13.0	2.14
College (3 seasons)					College		8	3	.727	4.24	4.88	49	10		0	0	7	97.2	70	53	46	10	98	1	160	10	0	21	464	1.720	6.5	0.9	9.0	14.7	1.63
Other (3 seasons)					Other		2	1	.667	5.29	6.12	29	0	8	0	0	2	32.1	27	22	19	2	27	0	62	2	0	7	151	1.670	7.5	0.6	7.5	17.3	2.30
All Levels (7 Seasons)							26	14	.650	4.25	4.77	262	10	95	0	0	25	347.1	272	184	164	29	272	4	528	20	1	61	1584	1.566	7.0	0.8	7.0	13.7	1.94

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		8	5	.615	3.87	4.26	113	0	61	0	0	12	114.0	92	54	49	8	78	2	151	3	0	11	509	1.491	7.3	0.6	6.2	11.9	1.94
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	0	1.000	1.23	1.84	14	0	7	0	0	0	14.2	7	3	2	0	9	0	27	0	0	4	58	1.091	4.3	0.0	5.5	16.6	3.00
A+ (1 season)					Minors		3	2	.600	4.56	5.61	13	0	4	0	0	1	25.2	17	16	13	2	15	1	41	4	0	7	112	1.247	6.0	0.7	5.3	14.4	2.73
A (2 seasons)					Minors		3	2	.600	4.17	4.39	24	0	10	0	0	1	41.0	34	20	19	1	30	0	62	1	1	9	186	1.561	7.5	0.2	6.6	13.6	2.07
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	1	0	0	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	7	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	13.5	3.00
Fal (1 season)					Other		0	0		2.19	3.65	9	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	9	5	3	0	9	0	22	0	0	0	53	1.459	6.6	0.0	6.6	16.1	2.44
Smr (2 seasons)					Other		2	1	.667	7.20	7.65	20	0	7	0	0	2	20.0	18	17	16	2	18	0	40	2	0	7	98	1.800	8.1	0.9	8.1	18.0	2.22