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Revisit one signature win for every MLB team from 2024

December 23, 2024

From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each club’s signature win of the season?

Every team's best single-game performance of 2024

@bmags94
December 22, 2024

There was no shortage of storylines in the 2024 season, which featured some of the best individual seasons and performances that baseball has ever seen -- we're looking at you Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge. Which single-game performances were the best? We asked each of our 30 beat writers which

5 fun facts about Elly's domination on the basepaths

December 20, 2024

This story was excerpted from the Reds Beat newsletter, with David Adler filling in for Mark Sheldon. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

MLB Speedway Classic '25 tickets on sale to public

@paul_casellaMLB
December 20, 2024

Fans hoping to attend next season's historic MLB Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway can get their tickets now.

Reds acquire All-Star catcher Trevino from Yankees

@AlexJStumpf
December 21, 2024

The Reds added to their catcher room Friday night, acquiring Jose Trevino from the Yankees in exchange for right-handed reliever Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson. It’s a move that not only gives the Reds one of the best defensive catchers in the game, but someone with a good reputation

Needle pointing up for 8 breakout stars of 2024

@williamfleitch
December 19, 2024

Every season brings unexpected breakouts. We don’t mean rookies such as Paul Skenes or Colton Cowser -- can’t-miss prospects who, when they made it to the Majors, did not, in fact, miss. We’re talking about players who were either flying under the radar before reaching the big leagues or who

Reds claim versatile righty Contreras from Rangers for bullpen mix

@AlexJStumpf
December 19, 2024

The Reds added to their bullpen mix Thursday, claiming right-hander Roansy Contreras off waivers from the Rangers. Contreras was once ranked as a Top 100 prospect with the Pirates and enjoyed a promising start to his Major League career, but he lost his spot in the Pirates’ rotation and eventually

Injuries & Moves: Mey, Callihan added to 40-man roster

November 19, 2024

This page will be updated throughout the offseason, with all the latest Reds signings, news and transactions.

Fransen a marker of Reds' recent international success

@JesseABorek
December 18, 2024

This story was excerpted from the Reds Beat Newsletter, which was written this week by Jesse Borek from the MLB Pipeline staff. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Newcomer Singer: Reds ready to 'put it all together'

December 15, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon's Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Reds spend Winter Meetings setting stage for trades

December 11, 2024

DALLAS -- Like many clubs during a 2024 Winter Meetings that was relatively quiet in regard to transactions compared with past years, the Reds left town after many talks, but no deals completed. President of baseball operations Nick Krall and the front office appeared more involved in trade talks than

Prospect stats of the year -- each team’s best of 2024

@SamDykstraMiLB
December 19, 2024

We don’t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. It’s part of how we tell the stories of the game. Look no further than the 2024 Major League season, when Shohei Ohtani recorded the first

Reds pick up 2B prospect Bowman in Rule 5 Draft

December 11, 2024

DALLAS – Arms were on the menu during Wednesday afternoon’s Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. A total of 15 players were taken in the Major League phase of this year’s Rule 5 and 11 of them were pitchers. It started when the White Sox took right-hander Shane Smith

Sasaki in play for Reds? 'We're going to try and do our best'

Japanese ace among most coveted pitchers on market ahead of 2025 signing period
December 10, 2024

DALLAS -- Roki Sasaki is perhaps the most coveted free agent remaining on the market and a generational talent among Japanese superstar starting pitchers. And there is at least a puncher's chance for the Reds to land the 23-year-old. Wait, what? Sasaki was posted on Monday by his club, the

Reds hold No. 9 pick in 2025 Draft

December 10, 2024

DALLAS – In the 2009 and ‘10 MLB Drafts, the Washington Nationals had the No. 1 pick and turned those selections into a pair of franchise-changing players, Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper. At Tuesday’s Draft Lottery during the 2024 Winter Meetings, Washington earned another shot at the very top of

Here's Pipeline's first full 2025 mock draft

December 10, 2024

The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.

Buckley named East Coast Scout of the Year

December 12, 2024

The Scout of the Year program celebrated its 40th anniversary Wednesday evening at the Winter Meetings in Dallas, honoring evaluators and administrators for their contributions to the game. This year's domestic winners were Chris Buckley (Reds, East Coast), Tim Kelly (Yankees, Midwest) and R.J. Harrison (Rays, West Coast). Eddy Toledo

How the Rule 5 Draft impacted the Reds' Top 30 Prospects list

@SamDykstraMiLB
December 11, 2024

MLB Pipeline gives our organizational Top 30 prospect rankings complete refreshes twice per calendar year (once in spring, once in-season) and provides other live updates as graduations and other transactions necessitate them. In the latter category, two dates in particular are our busiest for Top 30 updates: the Trade Deadline

Francona getting to know Reds, likes rotation depth

December 9, 2024

DALLAS -- In the weeks after he was named Reds manager in October, Terry Francona made it a goal to travel so he could meet as many players as possible in person. Francona's journeys took him to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic to see Elly De La Cruz, Jeimer

Today's Rule 5 Draft: Order, best picks, top available prospects

December 11, 2024

There is nothing else in baseball quite like the Rule 5 Draft, traditionally the final number of the annual Winter Meetings. Every year, Rule 5 sounds the closing bell on the Winter Meetings by providing big league opportunities for a few players who may not have gotten them so immediately

What to expect from the Reds at the Winter Meetings

December 7, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon's Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to Hall of Fame by Classic Era Committee

December 9, 2024

Sluggers Dick Allen and Dave Parker earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in voting from the Classic Baseball Era Committee. The announcement was made from the Winter Meetings in Dallas. Needing at least 12 votes of the 16 committee members (75% required), Allen received 13

20 prospects who could get taken in Wednesday's Rule 5 Draft

December 10, 2024

DALLAS -- The Rule 5 Draft has been the unofficial final act of the annual Winter Meetings. This year’s edition will take place on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET to close things out, and as always, there will be players who will get the chance to make Opening Day rosters

Bid to watch Reds take BP at field level through Winter Meetings Charity Auction

December 9, 2024

DALLAS -- Willie Mays’ legacy was celebrated heavily in 2024, and in 2025, Major League Baseball will continue to honor his life by focusing on the very field where he started his baseball journey. Since 2012, MLB has held a charity auction at the Winter Meetings that raises funds for