NEW YORK -- When Reds reliever Fernando Cruz summed up his own feelings on Wednesday night, he could have been talking about the vibe the entire team felt. “The best feeling in the world -- shutting down the Yankees," Cruz said as he dressed at his locker following a tight,

The starters for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been unveiled. Here's who will be taking the field for the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 16 (8 p.m. ET on FOX) at Globe Life Field. The results of the fan vote to

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. NEW YORK -- Calls to the bullpen normally happen for a reliever to get warmed up. That's not the type of call that came

As always, the 25th edition of the All-Star Futures Game promises to be a festival of future big league talent, all on the field at the same time.

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NEW YORK -- Yankee Stadium intimidating? Clearly not for Elly De La Cruz on Tuesday. De La Cruz grew up as a Yankees fan, and his favorite player was Derek Jeter. His first Major League game as a fan was at the ballpark in the Bronx. But when it was

We’ve saved the riskiest demographic for last in our run of top 10 Draft prospects: the high school pitchers. While there don't appear to be any prep arms slated to go at the very top of the Draft, there is some depth in this group this year. How many actually

The All-Star Futures Game annually puts more of baseball's top prospects on one field than any other event, and this year's edition is no exception. The 25th annual showcase -- along with the inaugural Futures Skills Showcase -- will feature 39 members of MLB Pipeline's recently updated Top 100 Prospects

ST. LOUIS -- What a weird series. What a missed opportunity. The Reds’ offense operated with a contrasting duality all weekend in St. Louis as big blowout wins were followed by shutout defeats. Sunday's four-game series finale at Busch Stadium ended with Cincinnati being handed a 2-0 loss by the

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. ST. LOUIS – Former Reds infielder Alex Blandino was willing to go all the way back to the beginning and start over. At 31

Since its inception in 1999, the All-Star Futures Game has provided a stage for the next generation of big league stars to show off their tools. Over the years, we’ve seen exciting displays of hitting prowess. But given the nature of the exhibition, it always seemed like the spotlight on

The All-Star Futures Game is less than two weeks away on July 13 and the First-Year Player Draft will follow shortly behind. One day behind, in fact. It’s about to get very busy in the world of prospects. So as the Major and Minor League seasons pivot toward their second

ST. LOUIS -- Especially with some key Reds hitters missing, Jonathan India hasn't shied away from the task of stepping up. India is also piling up doubles at a nutty rate. With two more doubles in the Reds’ 9-4 win over the Cardinals on Saturday at Busch Stadium, India not

Mother's Day has passed this year, but it's never to late to honor the heroics of one motherly figure. In the bottom of the fifth inning of the Chattanooga Lookouts' Friday night contest with the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels), Reds prospect Nicholas Northcut fouled off the first pitch of

ST. LOUIS -- Taking the first game is usually a good tone-setter and often a harbinger for winning a series. That fact somehow keeps passing the Reds by. One night after handily beating the Cardinals, Cincinnati was a 1-0 loser to St. Louis in its 15th one-run loss of the

ST. LOUIS -- At what could be the most pivotal point of the season for the Reds, they got what they believed to be a boost to both their lineup and infield. On Thursday, third baseman Noelvi Marte was reinstated to the club after serving an 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing

Seventeen days before the Guardians will exercise the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Draft, they've let little slip out regarding their intentions. Their top four candidates appear to be, coincidentally, the top four players on MLB Pipeline's new Draft Top 250 list. Cleveland not only is mulling over

CINCINNATI -- The most important part of Wednesday for Graham Ashcraft was just getting back on a big league mound and feeling good about it. Ashcraft knows as well as anyone that results matter at this level, and results were why he was sent down to Triple-A Louisville after his

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 CINCINNATI -- Wednesday is the final day of an 80-game suspension being served by Reds third-base prospect Noelvi Marte. The 22-year-old Marte returned from

It's time for our second installment of each team's hottest-hitting Top 30 prospect over the last month. Our list includes eight Top 100 prospects, though the player with the best numbers over the last 30 days occupies the bottom spot on our Top 30 for his organization.

We’ve tweaked and expanded our 2024 Draft rankings for the last time, running the list out to the Top 250. Now less than three weeks away from the start of the Draft, we're getting a clearer picture of how the scouting industry is stacking up the talent in this class.

CINCINNATI -- Against the Pirates on Tuesday, Hunter Greene threw one pitch to his second batter of the game -- Bryan Reynolds -- before the Reds starting pitcher suddenly turned and threw up on the mound. A similar issue happened in Greene's previous start last Wednesday at Pittsburgh. Although it