CINCINNATI -- In their second acquisition of an outfielder on Saturday, the Reds picked up Dane Myers from the Marlins for Minor League outfielder Ethan O'Donnell.
Earlier on Saturday, Cincinnati also signed free agent JJ Bleday to a one-year, $1.4 million contract.
To make room for Myers on the 40-man roster, right-handed reliever Lyon Richardson was designated for assignment.
Myers, 29, batted .235 with a .617 OPS, six home runs and 31 RBIs in 106 games last season. A right-handed hitter, he can play all three outfield spots and had 2 Outs Above Average (OAA). He played 68 games in center field, 31 games in right field and 11 games in left field and is rated in the 97th percentile in arm strength by Statcast.
A lifetime .245 hitter with a .653 OPS in 172 big league games over parts of the last three seasons with Miami, Myers is a pre-arbitration player under club control through 2029.
Although heralded for his all-out style of play on defense, Myers also has a history of getting injured on the field. That included two stints on the injured list in 2025, including in September when he suffered a right knee laceration after crashing into the fence in Philadelphia.
On July 13, 2024, while the Marlins were playing at Cincinnati, Myers suffered a fractured left ankle from kicking a door in frustration during a loss after being called out on strikes and then ejected.
Miami originally claimed Myers off waivers from the Tigers on Dec. 7, 2022. A former two-way player, he was a sixth-round selection of Detroit in the 2017 MLB Draft out of Rice University. He converted to the outfield ahead of the 2021 season.
O'Donnell, who was ranked as Cincinnati's No. 18 prospect by MLB Pipeline, spent 2025 at Double-A Chattanooga and batted .236/.327/.325 in 125 games.