Mark Kolozsvary #17

Attended the University of Florida and Taveras (FL) HS...Helped lead Team USA to a silver medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games...Engaged, fiancée's name is Zulema. The couple got engaged prior to the 2023 season...Enjoys fishing in the offseason.

2022

Had four stints with the Reds and appeared in 10 games, making six starts...Made his MLB debut on 4/20 at SD, catching the last two innings of the game...Made his first start on 4/24 vs. STL and caught Nick Lodolo's first career victory in a 4-1 win...Tallied his first MLB hit and RBI in the fifth inning on 4/28 vs. SD, a run-scoring single off Nick Martinez...Pinch ran in the 10th inning on 7/8 vs. TB and scored the winning run on Matt Wisler's balk...Hit his first MLB home run on 7/23 vs. STL, a solo shot off Junior Hernández in the seventh inning...Combined to appear in 46 games between Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville...Rated as the best defensive catcher in Cincinnati's farm system by Baseball America.

2021

On 9/20 and 9/21 was on the Reds' roster while C Tyler Stephenson missed two games during a brief stint on the Injured List...did not play...Was his first appearance on the Reds' active roster...Spent the minor league season at Class AA Chattanooga (40g) and Class AAA Louisville (19g), his first action above Class A...In 59 apps for the Lookouts and Bats combined to hit .221 (14 2b, 1 3b, 7hr, 28rbi)..Was one of 18 players invited to early minor league spring training camp...In a "B" game on 3/6 vs Cle, homered off 2020 Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber...Made two apps for the Reds in spring training "A" games (1g as PH, 1g at C)...During the summer helped lead Team USA to a silver medal in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020...started all six games behind the plate (.190, 4-21, 2rbi, 2bb, 9k, 1sb, 2r).