TJ Friedl #6

First name is TJ, without punctuation...last name is pronounced FREE-dul...entered the 2019 season rated by Baseball America the 13th-best prospect in the organization...in 2018 was the Reds' Minor League Hitter of the Year, a mid-season Florida State League All-Star and rated by MLB Pipeline the 15th-best prospect in the organization...his strike zone judgment was rated by Baseball America the best in the Florida State League...in 2017 was a mid-season Midwest League All-Star and rated among the best prospects in the organization by Baseball America (17th) and MLB.com (15th)...in 2016 was a MiLB.com Reds Organization All-Star and rated by Baseball America the best defensive outfielder in the organization...in his professional debut, on 8/5/16 for Billings vs Ogden, went 3-for-3 with 2 home runs...in November 2017 attended the Reds' leadership training program at West Point...in the August following his redshirt sophomore season at the University of Nevada, was signed by Reds scout Rex De La Nuez as an undrafted free agent.

Full name is Terry Lee Friedl Jr....graduated from Foothill High School in Pleasonton, California, 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...participated in the 2018 Reds Caravan...follow on Twitter @TJFriedl_1.

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.