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Reds announce Duno, Torres as Player/Pitcher of the Month for June

Daytona Tortugas' catcher Alfredo Duno and ACL Reds right-handed pitcher Stharlin Torres have been the organization's Player and Pitcher of the Month.

Duno's offensive excellence with Single-A Daytona earned him three home runs, 21 RBIs and four doubles in 21 outings. The 19-year-old from Miranda, Venezuela's batting average in June sat at .297. Through 69 games, Duno is tied for first in doubles, first in RBIs and top-20 in home runs and batting average in the entire Florida State League.

Further down the Reds' affiliates, Torres is dealing for the ACL Reds. The 19-year-old pitcher held down the mound for 16 innings, starting three contests and appearing in four overall. While pitching, Torres struck out 20 batters and only gave up two earned runs the entire month. The 2024 international signing class signee earned himself a 1.13 ERA during the month. Torres' handiwork has culminated an overall 1.88 ERA and 44 punch-outs through 10 games (38.1 IP, six games started).

Minor League Roundup

Triple-A Louisville

After dropping three straight games to the Columbus Clippers, the Bats rallied in the series finale to earn a split before the All-Star break. Louisville had started strong to begin their series, picking up back-to-back wins by four or more runs. Following the run of success, the Clippers ripped off three wins to give them the advantage in the series. The final outing to either make it a series loss or split for the Bats was a tight one. It took four innings for the first runs to come across home plate, as Louisville went up 3-0. With back-to-back jacks in the fifth for Columbus, they only trailed by one and threatened the Bats' lead. Only one inning later, Louisville blew the game open by scoring the final four runs of the game. A Blake Dunn single made it 4-2 before Francisco Urbaez rifled a home run to drive in three for a 7-2 win.

Double-A Chattanooga

Chattanooga's back-and-forth series against the Rocket City Trash Pandas ended in a series split prior to the All-Star break. Rocket City mirrored the Lookouts through the entire series. After Chattanooga took the opening game, the Trash Pandas took the second. When the Lookouts picked up back-to-back wins, so did Rocket City. The series' crown jewel was a 12-0 Lookouts' win on July 10. Chattanooga entered the third inning up 2-0 off of a Cam Collier force out and Ruben Ibarra home run. In the frame, the Lookouts' offense could not stop scoring, as seven more runs were tacked on to make it 9-0. Ethan O'Donnell's fourth inning home run added another two while a Mat Nelson sacrifice fly in the seventh totaled the 12th run.

Single-A Daytona

Even with a suspended game putting the series finale on hold, the Daytona Tortugas already locked up a series win over the Jupiter Hammerheads heading into the All-Star break. In the five-game stretch, the Tortugas pocketed four wins, all of which had them score six or more runs. After taking the first game 7-6, Daytona followed that up with a 6-4 win. Their only loss of the series came in the third game, but was avenged by a 12-6 victory and then an 8-4 win. Drew Davies, who had played in three of the five outings, picked up four hits during his 10 at bats. Those hits gifted him six RBIs and a .400 batting average during his time on the field.

Updated: Top 30 Reds Prospects for 2025

At the start of July, MLB Pipeline released its updated Top 30 Prospects list for each MLB team.

The top four remained locked in from the start of the season:

1. RHP Chase Burns (MLB)

2. RHP Rhett Lowder (MLB)

3. INF Sal Stewart (Double-A; 2025 All-Star Futures Game selection)

4. INF Cam Collier (Double-A)

The top five was rounded out by Chase Petty, who was followed by catcher and another All-Star Futures Game representative, Alfredo Duno. The top six Reds all landed on MLB Pipeline's leaguewide Top 100 Prospects list.

For a complete breakdown and analysis of each prospect, visit MLB Pipeline's Prospect Rankings page.