FAQ: What to know about Reds' offseason
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Reds Injuries & Roster Moves: Encarnacion-Strand, McLain reinstated from 60-day IL
This roster moves and injury updates page will be updated throughout the offseason as news happens. Players currently on the 60-day injured list will need to be added back to the Reds' 40-man roster after the conclusion of the World Series.
Acuna named Fall League Pitcher of the Week
Week 3 of the Arizona Fall League featured another spate of strong performances from some of baseball’s best prospects. These two stood out from the rest. Salt River infielder Caleb Durbin (Yankees) sprinted his way to AFL Hitter of the Week honors and Glendale right-hander Jose Acuna (Reds) used an
With new partnership, Reds Country Cares wraps successful third season
In 2024, the Reds were proud to continue their Reds Country Cares program, which included a new partnership with United Way of Greater Cincinnati. Reds Country Cares launched in 2022 to recognize local organizations making positive changes in the community. Now finishing up its third year, the initiative selects one
Two Reds prospects among AFL's Week 3 top performers
Here are the top performers from the third week of AFL action:
Former Reds infielder Valaika named club's hitting coach
CINCINNATI – The first coach on the staff of new Reds manager Terry Francona was hired on Thursday, when Chris Valaika became the hitting coach and director of hitting. Valaika, 39, spent the last three seasons as the Major League hitting coach for the Guardians – including 2022-23 under Francona.
Reds to host Pete Rose visitation at GABP on Nov. 10
CINCINNATI -- Reds fans will have an opportunity to say goodbye to the late Pete Rose during a visitation next month at Great American Ball Park. The Reds will host the 14-hour visitation -- honoring the number he wore for Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Montreal during his 24-year career in the
How can EDLC take the next step in '25? 'Get better every day at everything'
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Reds' Arroyo looking healthy post-surgery in Arizona Fall League
PEORIA, Ariz. -- The last time Edwin Arroyo had a four-hit game in a professional setting was with Single-A Modesto on June 3, 2022. That feels like a lifetime, or maybe even two, ago in the career of the 21-year-old shortstop. Arroyo was traded from the Mariners to the Reds
Here are 3 Reds prospects who could be big leaguers in 2025
CINCINNATI – The Reds have named their new manager in Terry Francona to lead what is expected to be a younger roster headlined by Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain and others. When it comes to offseason player moves, president of baseball operations Nick Krall will likely make efforts to
Prospect named one of AFL’s top performers in Week 2
Here are the top performers from the second week of AFL action:
Rising stars who could shape the Reds' future
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McLain brothers back in same lineup in Arizona Fall League
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The world looked a lot different the last time Matt McLain and Sean McLain started in the same lineup on Aug. 10, 2020. No longer with their college teams at UCLA and Arizona State, the Orange County natives joined the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate
Every organization's Hitting and Pitching Prospects of the Year
It’s that time of year again: the announcement of the MLB Pipeline Hitting and Pitching Prospects of the Year for each organization. The group is led by our overall Hitting Prospect of the Year Kristian Campbell (Red Sox) and Pitching Prospect of the Year Quinn Mathews (Cardinals). They are two
Resurgent Arroyo leads Cincinnati's Arizona Fall League contingent
When the Mariners and Reds swung a blockbuster Trade Deadline deal in July 2022, the first name mentioned wasn’t Edwin Arroyo. Nor was it the second. Luis Castillo, then a two-time All-Star, and Noelvi Marte, then MLB’s No. 18 overall prospect, were the headliners, even if many evaluators were thinking
5 offseason questions Reds must answer after Francona hire
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Phillips named Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Week
The opening week of the Arizona Fall League saw a host of strong performances both at the plate and on the mound. These three stood out from the pack of worthy candidates. A pair of Peoria teammates -- Colt Emerson (SEA No. 1/MLB No. 27) and Kemp Alderman (MIA No.
Reds dismiss hitting coaches as staff shakeup continues
The Reds and new manager Terry Francona must still work through forming a coaching staff, but there will be some coaches from David Bell’s staff who will not be returning. All three hitting coaches -- Joel McKeithan and assistants Terry Bradshaw and Tim LaMonte -- were fired, president of baseball
'It just felt right': Francona has high energy, expectations for Reds
Slimmed down and refreshed from a year in retirement from managing, Terry Francona didn't know if he wanted to do the job again. In need of a new skipper, the Reds didn't know if they could get Francona to join the club. Both sides got their answers rather quickly once
Phillips among Fall League's top Week 1 performers
The 32nd season of the Arizona Fall League is a week old, and already, there are top prospects standing out amid the field of, well, top prospects. Here are the top performers from the first week of AFL action:
Arroyo's defense among top tools in the Arizona Fall League
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Watch: Top prospects in Arizona Fall League action
Tune into the Arizona Fall League and the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) to watch some of baseball's brightest young stars. You can see MLB's top prospects in action, with AFL matchups streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. LIDOM games are included as
Keep your eyes on these AFL sleepers -- one from each MLB organization
The Arizona Fall League is often called a showcase circuit or prospect graduating school – a place where the Minors’ top talents gather for six weeks in the Valley of the Sun to compete before putting their stamps on the Majors. But the six AFL rosters aren’t loaded with Top
Antone opens up about Tommy John trifecta
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