Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
A pair of Top 100 heavyweights led the charge on Wednesday, with Max Clark and Chase Burns lighting up the High-A Midwest League. But the star-studded performances didn't stop there. A pair of Texas prospects -- one an Astro, the other a Ranger -- enjoyed huge offensive afternoons before ending
Watch FREE: MLB's No. 5 prospect Painter headlines Phils-Mets Triple-A clash
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'Can't give up free bags': Petty gets more homework after 2nd MLB start
HOUSTON -- Chase Petty saw some improvements in his second Major League start Sunday, but the 22-year-old rookie right-hander knows he still has work to do moving forward. Petty (Cincinnati’s No. 6 prospect) surrendered four runs while pitching into the fourth inning of the Reds’ 6-0 loss to the Astros
Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors
On a night in which two Top 100 prospects made noise on the mound, a 24-year-old backstop in the High-A Midwest League might have stolen the spotlight by connecting on not one but a pair of grand slams. There was no shortage of action around the Minors, including a teenager
Reds beat reporter Mark Sheldon talks Burns, more in Reddit AMA
On Wednesday, MLB.com Reds beat reporter Mark Sheldon held his first Ask Me Anything on Reddit with Reds fans at r/Reds. This mailbag features questions and answers from there. The full AMA can be read here.
Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
A handful of baseball's top prospects flexed their muscles on Tuesday, kicking off another week of Minor League action in a loud way. Jac Caglianone, Braden Montgomery and Colby Thomas all left the yard twice, but pitchers did their parts too. Unhittable Chase Petty put together one of the best
Callihan (forearm surgery) lands on 10-day IL; Lowder starts rehab stint
ATLANTA -- After being involved in a scary crash into the wall on Monday night that resulted in a broken left forearm, rookie left fielder/second baseman Tyler Callihan had successful surgery in Cincinnati on Tuesday prior to the Reds' 2-1 loss in 10 innings to the Braves at Truist Park.
Callihan to have surgery on broken left forearm
ATLANTA -- A near no-hitter? A scoreless defeat to the Braves? That took a backseat for the Reds on Monday night after a gruesome injury for rookie left fielder Tyler Callihan. During the 4-0 loss at Truist Park, where Cincinnati notched one hit, Callihan suffered a broken left forearm from
Franco brings the heat on the mound in Chattanooga
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Milestone moment: Callihan records first career hit and RBI
CINCINNATI -- After making his debut, Reds rookie Tyler Callihan (Reds No. 29 prospect) had to wait a few extra days to get his first Major League hit. And when it finally came on Saturday vs. the Nationals, it provided a go-ahead run. “It was a blast. Everything you put
Friday's top prospect performers pitch, hit their way into the weekend
It took a month, but one of the top young pitchers in the sport picked up his first professional win with arguably his best outing to date. There was also plenty of fireworks on the offensive side, with a very big Yankee going very deep, a second straight four-hit night
Mey Day! Hardest-throwing Triple-A pitcher makes MLB debut
CINCINNATI -- With the Reds demoting former closer Alexis Díaz on Thursday, the club promoted one of professional baseball's hardest-throwing pitchers. Right-handed reliever Luis Mey was recalled from Triple-A Louisville and made his big league debut during a 9-1 win over the Cardinals. Mey threw a perfect ninth inning and
'Just a tough one': Petty pays for two-strike misses in MLB debut
CINCINNATI -- Called up for his Major League debut on Wednesday night, starting pitcher Chase Petty (No. 6 Reds prospect) enthusiastically bounced and bounded from the dugout to the mound to face the Cardinals.
Reds top prospect Burns promoted to Double-A (source)
Hard-throwing Reds prospect Chase Burns is one step closer to the big leagues. Burns, 22, Cincinnati's first-round Draft pick last season and the team's current No. 1 prospect, is being promoted to Double-A Chattanooga. He is scheduled to make his first start on Saturday, sources tell MLB.com. The team has
Top prospect Burns impressing in start to pro career
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Here's where Reds' top prospects will play to start 2025
With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Reds’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:
- Chase Burns (MLB No. 25), RHP -- Dayton (High-A)
- Rhett Lowder (MLB No. 34), RHP -- Cincinnati (MLB) -- injured list (elbow)
- Sal Stewart (MLB No. 82), 2B/3B
Tito effect trickling down to Reds' talented farm system
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Call it the Tito effect.
Stewart embraces Spring Breakout: 'What's not to love?'
PHOENIX -- Sal Stewart was one fired-up Reds prospect. On Sunday in the first inning during the organization's 9-7 Spring Breakout win over Brewers prospects, Stewart lifted a 2-2 pitch that sailed over the center fielder's head to the wall. Already not known as a speedster, he stumbled running between
LIVE: Reds-Brewers Spring Breakout
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Reds top prospect Chase Burns will highlight a cavalcade of the organization's best up-and-coming players that are on the roster for the 2025 edition of Spring Breakout. Cincinnati will have 10 of its top 12 prospects and four of its five prospects ranked in the top 100
The 10 best 2025 Spring Breakout rosters, ranked
Ding, ding, who’s ready for Round 2? Last year’s inaugural edition of Spring Breakout gave fans early looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, Jackson Holliday, Ceddanne Rafaela and many other young stars who graduated off prospect lists in 2024. Not only does it serve as a
Reds prospect Collier to miss 4-6 weeks after thumb surgery
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- One of the Reds’ top prospects, first baseman Cam Collier, will begin his 2025 season on the injured list because he needs left thumb surgery. Collier, who is ranked by MLB Pipeline as Cincinnati's No. 4 prospect and No. 90 overall, tore the ulnar collateral ligament in
Reds' top prospect following proven blueprint
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Reds reassign top prospect Burns, 6 others to Minors camp
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds trimmed their roster for the first time this spring on Wednesday, reassigning seven players to Minor League camp. The list included MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects Chase Burns (No. 26), Cam Collier (No. 90) and Edwin Arroyo (No. 91). The club is now down to
Petty shows he belongs with strong start vs. defending champs
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Roki Sasaki’s debut may have grabbed most of the headlines Tuesday night, but for Chase Petty, it was a game he’s unlikely to forget anytime soon. The Reds’ No. 6 prospect, Petty made his first career spring start in a big league game, having only pitched out