Help support youth sports for #GivingTuesday
The Reds Community Fund is proud to once again participate in #GivingTuesday, the global day of giving that invites individuals to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season by giving back and initiating change in their communities and their world. This year, the Reds Community Fund is focusing its fundraising
One 2025 Rookie of the Year candidate for each team
A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How’d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who received votes (Jackson Chourio and Mason Miller). That’s a good enough success rate to try the whole exercise
6 teams with prospects to trade at the Winter Meetings
The Winter Meetings begin Sunday in Dallas, and prospects will certainly be on some teams' shopping lists. Who will get the best holiday-season deal, and which clubs have the juice to make that kind of deal happen?
MLB Speedway Classic '25 tickets set to go on sale to public
Fans hoping to attend next season's historic MLB Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway will get their chance at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 5, when tickets go on sale to the public.
All the ways the Reds built up community in ’24
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No. 12 prospect off to hot start in winter league play
Now that the Arizona Fall League has crowned a new champion and MLB's awards season is winding down, the baseball world in the United States is preparing to turn its attention to the Hot Stove. But that doesn't mean baseball isn't being played. There are plenty of exciting and talented
Reds trade for Singer, send India, Wiemer to Royals
CINCINNATI -- The Reds made a trade on Friday that added more depth to their rotation but also meant parting with a popular veteran. Cincinnati acquired right-handed starting pitcher Brady Singer from the Royals for second baseman Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer. Singer, 28, is eligible for arbitration this
Injuries & Moves: Mey, Callihan added to 40-man roster
This page will be updated throughout the offseason, with all the latest Reds signings, news and transactions.
Reds bring back Espinal on one-year deal, non-tender Gibaut
CINCINNATI -- At the deadline to tender unsigned players under club control, the Reds avoided arbitration by signing utility infielder Santiago Espinal to a one-year, $2.4 million contract. The only player to be non-tendered was right-handed reliever Ian Gibaut. Espinal, 30, is getting a slight pay cut from the $2.73
Here are the top 30 prospects from the 2024 Arizona Fall League
Though the quality of pitching in the Arizona Fall League continued to decline, the developmental circuit's best prospect did his work on the mound. Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter returned to competition after missing the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons and quickly re-established himself as the most promising young arm in
Why Martinez's dollars make sense
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Reds protect prospects Mey, Callihan from Rule 5 Draft
CINCINNATI -- Ahead of Tuesday’s deadline to protect players from exposure to next month's Rule 5 Draft, the Reds added two players to their 40-man roster. Right-handed reliever Luis Mey and infielder/outfielder Tyler Callihan were protected, and Cincinnati also announced the signing of Nick Martinez to his one-year, $21.05 million
N. Martinez accepts qualifying offer, will pitch for Reds in 2025
CINCINNATI -- In a decision that likely settles offseason questions about filling the Reds rotation, free-agent pitcher Nick Martinez has accepted the club's qualifying offer to return for the 2025 season. Martinez also did not rule out the possibility of staying longer. Martinez, 34, will play under a one-year, $21.05
Fireballing prospect records 34 fastest pitches in Fall League
There’s no denying that the 2024 Arizona Fall League season was historic. There was a little bit of everything in the desert, with record books being rewritten during the 32nd year of prospects putting their skills on display. It’s always difficult to gauge just how significant six weeks' worth of
Which prospects got spots before the 40-man roster deadline passed?
For all 30 Major League teams, some of the biggest decisions of the offseason had to be made by Tuesday's deadline for setting 40-man rosters. Any player eligible for the Rule 5 Draft and not added to his organization’s roster by 6 p.m. ET now will be available to be
Two Reds among sleeper prospects who earned 40-man spots
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MLB to produce, distribute local Reds broadcasts in 2025
CINCINNATI -- When it comes to finding Reds broadcasts on television during the 2025 season, the new network name will be easy to learn. Say hello to simply, "Reds TV." Major League Baseball and the club announced on Thursday that MLB will produce and distribute Reds local TV broadcasts next
Righty prospect Mey wins Fall League top reliever award
For six more weeks again this year, some of the best prospects in baseball shined in the Arizona Fall League, the game’s most elite prospect circuit. Now it’s time to give out some hardware. The Fall League annually awards the Joe Black MVP Award to its top performer, and since
Here's how Reds used AFL to their advantage
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The metrics behind Stephenson's evolution at catcher
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Francona reuniting with familiar faces on Reds' coaching staff
CINCINNATI -- The coaching staff under new Reds manager Terry Francona has taken shape with several new hires who are joining holdovers from past seasons. It was announced on Tuesday that longtime Francona staffer Brad Mills was named as one of the team's bench coaches. Mills has been on Francona's
No. 3 prospect Arroyo among Fall Stars Game top performers
MESA, Ariz. -- Thayron Liranzo wielded one of the Arizona Fall League’s most potent bats in the first four weeks of the season, but he had struggled as of late. Coming into the annual Fall Stars Game, he had gone hitless in his last 10 at-bats. But with the contest
Bench shares a life-changing moment that shaped his life, career
Long before Johnny Bench made magic with a wood bat in the Majors, he played baseball with an old taped-up bat that his dad would use to hit balls out in a cornfield in Binger, Okla. That type of activity was common for kids his age. But what happened to
How each player fared in the AFL Fall Stars Game
The best of the Arizona Fall League took the field at Sloan Park on Saturday night for the Fall Stars Game. A plethora of baseball's best prospect got their chance to showcase their skills, including Tigers No. 6 prospect Thayron Lirizano, who was named the game's MVP after delivering a