Full name is Terry Lee Friedl Jr....graduated from Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif., where he lettered in baseball and basketball...played baseball at the University of Nevada, where as a redshirt sophomore in 2016 he was named to the All-Mountain West first team...his .401 batting average over 58 apps that season was eighth-best in Wolf Pack history and 11th-best in the nation...was a member of the 2016 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team...his uncle, Jim Friedl, played quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh.
2025
Was the Reds' team recipient of the MLBPAA's Heart & Hustle Award...In 2025 set career highs in games (152), runs (82), hits (151), times on base (248), walks (81), OBP (.364) and hit-by-pitches (16)...led the Majors with 11 bunt hits...His four leadoff homers in 2025 (last: 9/8 at SD) were tied for fourth-most by a Red in a single season in franchise history, behind only Kal Daniels (eight, 1987), Shin-Soo Choo (six, 2013) and Jonathan India (five, 2021)...Led off 16 games with a walk in 2025 (last: 9/12 at ATH), tied for third-most by a Reds batter in a season since 1969, behind only Shin-Soo Choo (17, 2013) and Dave Collins (17, 1980)...His 247 times on base out of the leadoff spot in 2025 were third-most in the Majors, behind LAD's Shohei Ohtani (268) and SD's Fernando Tatis Jr. (248)...In the seventh inning on 4/26 at COL doubled off Jake Bird for his 100th career XBH...in the first inning on 5/1 vs. STL singled off Matthew Liberatore for his 300th career hit...On 5/10 at HOU tied a career high with five times on base (3H, 2BB) for the second time in 2025 and for the third time in his career (last: 4/19 at Bal)...From 5/23 vs CHC to 5/30 at CHC recorded multiple hits in seven straight games...was the longest-active streak in the Majors, longest by a Red since Jonathan India (8G, 2024) and longest by a CIN left-handed batter since Hal Morris (7G) in 1994...From 5/23 vs. CHC to 5/30 at Chc became the fifth Reds left-handed batter in the expansion era (since 1961) to record multiple hits in seven straight games (last: Hal Morris, 1994)...Per Sports Info Solutions, which has been tracking HR robberies since 2004, on 6/3 vs Mil became the second Red on record to rob a game-tying or game-winning HR for the final out of a game, along with Jay Bruce on 9/15/10 vs. ARI...On 7/11 vs. COL appeared in his 400th career game...in the third inning on 7/4 at PHI scored his 200th career run on an RBI-single from Elly De La Cruz...Became just the fourth player in Reds history with at least 140 times on base out of the leadoff spot prior to the All-Star break (the first ASG was in 1933), joining Shin-Soo Choo (2013), Pete Rose (9x, last: 1978), & Johnny Temple (1957, '59)...On 7/18 at NYM, tied a single-game MLB record (since 1900) with three HBP...joined Derek Dietrich (2019) as the only Reds to be hit by a pitch three times in a game...From 7/12-7/18 was hit by a pitch in a career-high three straight games, tied for the longest such streak by any Red since 1900 (11x, last: Derek Dietrich, 2019)...In the sixth inning on 7/25 vs. TB hit his 50th career home run, a two-run shot off future teammate Zack Littell...Was hit by a pitch eight times in July, most among all Major League batters...the eight HBP were also tied for second-most by a Red in a calendar month since 1900 (4x, last: Jonathan India, June 2023), behind ShinSoo Choo (10, April 2013)...Placed on the paternity list on 7/26 for the birth of his son, Jonah...reinstated from the paternity list and placed on the restricted list on 8/1...activated on 8/3...On 8/27 at LAD became the fifth Red in the expansion era (since 1961) to reach base 200+ times out of the leadoff spot in a season (last: Shin-Soo Choo, 2013)...In the third inning on 9/5 vs. NYM, doubled off David Peterson for his 400th career hit...along with Elly De La Cruz, became the first pair of Reds batters and the eighth pair of Major League teammates since 1900 to each record their 400th career hit in the same game (last: Min's Lew Ford and Joe Mauer, 2007)...Reached base safely in a career-high 18 straight games from 8/18-9/8...Made his Postseason debut in 2025, batting leadoff and starting in center field in both games of the National League Wild Card Series at LAD.
2024
On 9/6/24 at NYM had his streak of PA without GIDP snapped at 940 (since 8/29/22 vs. STL)...marked the third-longest streak among all National League position players since the stat was first tracked in the NL in 1933, trailing StL's Roger Repoz (1,023PA 1967-70) and PIT's Tony Womack (981PA, 1997-98)...In the seventh inning on 8/7/24 at MIA hit his first career grand slam (off Andrew Nardi)...On 8/14/24 vs StL capped off his second career multi-HR game (also: 9/4/22 G1 vs. COL) with a solo shot off Kyle Leahy in the seventh inning (also homered off Kyle Leahy in the fifth inning)...became just the second Reds batter in team history to hit two homers on his birthday (turned 29), joining Barry Larkin on 4/28/94 at PIT (turned 30)...was also the first Major Leaguer to do this since CHC’s Patrick Wisdom on 8/27/21 at CHW (turned 30).
2023
Received from local chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of the America the Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award...Was a finalist for Major League Baseball's All-MLB Team...Was the Reds' recipient of the MLBPAA's 2023 Heart & Hustle Award, presented annually to a player who demonstrates a passion for and best embodies the values, spirit and traditions of the game...Led the Major Leagues with 17 bunt singles, the most by a Reds batter since Norris Hopper had 18 bunt hits in 2007...ranked fourth in the majors with eight sacrifice bunts...Also led Reds qualifiers in batting average, slugging percentage, bWAR (3.8) and outfield assists (9)…Tied Will Benson for the team lead in triples (8), tied for third-most in the National League and tied for fifth-most in the Major Leagues...Friedl & Benson became the first set of Reds teammates to record at least eight triples in the same season since Ken Griffey Sr. (10) & Dave Concepcion (8) did it in 1980...Became only the second Reds player since 1961 to record in a season at least 17 bunt hits (17), 18 HR (18) and 26 stolen bases (27)...in 1969, Bobby Tolan produced 21 bunt hits, 21 HR and 26 steals...Hit .354 vs LHP, the fourth-highest batting average of any player in the Major Leagues and the highest BA by any lefthanded hitter (Cody Bellinger 2nd, .337)…Reached base safely in 109 of his 138 appearances...only once all season failed to reach base in any three-game stretch (7/15-7/17)…As the Reds battled for a Wild Card berth, hit safely in 16 of his last 18 appearances of the season (22-61, .361, 2 2b, 2 3b, 6hr, 15rbi, 3sb, .466obp, .754slg)…Finished the season with a career-high 10-game hitting streak (13-37, .351, 2 2b, 4hr, 10rbi, 3sb, 8r, .467obp, .730slg)…His team-high four-game home run streak snapped on 9/27 at Cle was a career high and the longest by a Reds batter since Nick Castellanos homered in four straight appearances from 9/24-9/27, 2021...His career-high seven-game RBI streak (10rbi) was snapped in his last appearance of the season, on 9/30 at StL...fell three games shy of Joe Morgan's 1976 club record for consecutive appearances with at least one RBI...Made 108 starts in CF, 12 starts in LF (last, 9/15 at NYM) and 2 starts in RF (4/3 vs Cubs, 9/9 vs StL)...From 4/26-9/2 made 79 consecutive starts in CF...in the Reds' 16 games with Harrison Bader on the active roster, from 9/1-9/17, made seven starts in CF, five starts in LF and one start in RF (9/9 vs StL)...after Bader's injury and beginning 9/18, started every Reds game in CF until a day off in the season finale at StL...In 556 plate appearances did not produce a GIDP...since GIDP became an official statistic in the National League in 1933, Mariano Duncan in 1991 had the Reds' most plate appearances in a season without recording a GIDP (356)...Friedl's 556 PA are the most by a player in the Major Leagues without a GIDP since StL's Matt Carpenter made 677 plate appearances in 2018 without producing a GIDP...courtesy @EliasSports...In the 13-0 win on 4/15 vs Phi made his 100th Major League appearance...In the 7-6 walk-off win on 4/24 vs Tex produced the game-ending run with an RBI-single off Will Smith...was the first walk-off hit of his career...In the seventh inning of the 16-6 loss on 8/2 at Cubs hit his second career pinch-hit HR (solo off Mark Leiter Jr.)…singled in the ninth...On 9/23 vs Pit, led off the bottom of the second inning with the first inside-the-park home run at Great American Ball Park since Chris Heisey of the Reds did it on 8/3/2012 off Pit's Wandy Rodriguez...Heisey also was the last Reds batter to hit an inside-the-park homer...was the seventh inside-the-park HR at GABP (Friedl, Heisey, Drew Stubbs, Anthony Rizzo, Jordy Mercer, Chase Utley, Eric Young)…Missed 20 games during two stints on the 10-day injured list, from 5/15-5/22 with a left oblique strain (10g) and from 6/3-6/9 with a left hamstring strain (10g)
2022
Led National League rookies in triples (5) and ranked among rookie qualifiers in sacrifice flies (T1st, 6), hit by pitch (3rd, 7), slugging percentage (4th, .436), OPS (5th, .750), on-base percentage (7th, .314) and stolen bases (T9th, 7)…Among all National League batters ranked T4th in triples (5)…In his five stints with the Reds made 21 starts in CF, 22 starts in LF, 11 starts in RF and four starts at DH...In just 17 appearances in May, led the team in stolen bases (4)…In 43 appearances after his final promotion on 8/16 hit .267 (36-135, 6 2b, 3 3b, 8hr, 18rbi, 2sb, 20r, .354obp, .533slg, .887slg)…Beginning 8/16, ranked among all National League batting leaders in slugging percentage (4th), OPS (5th) and on-base percentage (15th)…Was recalled from Louisville for the final time on 8/16, when IF Donovan Solano went on paternity list... remained on the roster when Solano returned on 8/20 to replace OF Albert Almora Jr., who went on the 10-day injured list...Produced a pair of career-high six-game hitting streaks (5/4-5/9, 8/29-9/7)…In the 8-4 loss in the opener of the doubleheader on 9/4 vs COL produced his first career two-homer game, both solo HR off Germán Márquez (fourth, sixth innings)…In the 8-2 win on 9/9 at MIL hit his first career leadoff HR (off Jason Alexander)…Missed the last two games of the season while on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain suffered on 10/3 vs the Cubs.
2021
Received the Mary E. Barney Award as Louisville's Most Valuable Player...led the Bats in runs, total bases triples, stolen bases and walks while ranking second in games played...Was promoted on 9/18 to fill one of the roster spots vacated by injured outfielders Jesse Winker and Shogo Akiyama...Was the sixth of nine Reds players to make Major League debuts in 2021 (2B Jonathan India, RHP Ryan Hendrix, RHP Vladimir Gutierrez, RHP Tony Santillan, IF Alejo Lopez, RHP Dauri Moreta, LHP Reiver Sanmartin, RHP Riley O'Brien)...Made eight starts (6gs in CF, 2gs in LF)...In the eighth inning of the 5-1 loss on 9/18 vs LAD pinch hit vs Joe Kelly (P5)...became the 52nd of 55 players to appear in a game for the Reds, the 14th rookie...On 9/19 vs LAD, in his second career appearance, saw 2 pitches from Tony Gonsolin and produced a home run and a single...as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning homered for his first Major League hit in his second career plate appearance...became the first Reds batter with a home run for his first career hit since Tyler Stephenson on 7/27/2020 vs Cubs off Duane Underwood Jr. and the first Reds batter with a pinch-hit homer for his first career hit since Juan Francisco on 9/18/2009 vs Fla off Leo Nuñez...Prior to his 9/18 promotion spent the season at Louisville, where he played LF (17gs), CF (68gs) and RF (22gs)...Was one of 18 players invited to early minor league spring training camp...During spring training made 12 appearances and one start for the Reds in "A" games...Entered the season rated by Baseball America the 22nd-best prospect in the organization...his strike zone discipline was rated the best in the organization.
2020
Attended minor league spring training camp in Goodyear...On 8/7 was added to the Reds’ 60-player pool roster and spent the rest of Summer Camp at the alternate training site...Was not on the Reds’ 40-player Postseason roster.
2019
Was a non-roster invitee to Major League spring training camp, his first (16g, .278)...Spent the regular season at Class AA Chattanooga, where he made 65 apps around 3 separate stints on the 7-day Injured List with a right rotator cuff strain (4/29-5/6), right ankle sprain (6/24-6/30) and right ankle tendinitis (7/2-remainder of the season)...Suffered the right shoulder injury in April while sliding...The right ankle injury led to surgery on 7/18 to repair the torn peroneal tendon...Entered the season rated by Baseball America the 13th-best prospect in the organization.
2018
Was the Reds' Minor League Hitter of the Year and a mid-season Florida State League All-Star...in 131 apps at Class A Daytona and Class AA Pensacola combined to hit .284 with 32 extra-base hits and 30 stolen bases...among all Reds minor leaguers ranked second in stolen bases and 10th in batting average...his strike zone judgment was rated by Baseball America the best in the Florida State League...hollowing the season was rated by MLB Pipeline the 15th-best prospect in the organization...on 1/9/19 was invited to Major League spring training camp, his first.
