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Jacob Friend Named Florida State League Player of the Month
Daytona Tortugas catcher/first baseman Jacob Friend has earned Player of the Month Honors in the Florida State League for April!
Friend crushed Single-A pitching all month long, slashing .329/.435/.757 with a massive 1.192 OPS. He hit six homers and eight doubles while driving in 17 runs.
Triple-A Louisville
Louisville scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to break a 3-3 tie and held on for a 6-4 victory over Nashville on Wednesday afternoon.
P.J. Higgins drove in two runs on a single and Dayne Leonard followed up with an RBI single of his own to lift the Bats to a series opening win (Tuesday night's game was postponed due to rain; makeup will be part of Thursday doubleheader). Rece Hinds added three hits for Louisville.
Double-A Chattanooga
Following Tuesday's loss at Montgomery, Chattanooga evened the series with an 11-1 thumping on Wednesday.
After a scoreless first three frames, the Lookouts blew the game open with a six-run fourth and continued adding on. Chattanooga racked up 15 hits, led by Leo Balcazar (4) and Carlos Jorge (3) who also drove in a pair of runs apiece. Johnathan Harmon pitched strong, allowing one run on seven hits with six strikeouts. Hunter Parks continued his stellar campaign, pitching a scoreless ninth with two punchouts. Parks has yet to allow an earned run in his nine appearances (13 IP) this season.
High-A Dayton
Yerlin Confidan had three hits and two RBIs in Dayton's series opening 5-4 win over the West Michigan White Caps on Tuesday.
Single-A Daytona
The Tortugas also started their series on a positive note, squeaking out a 9-8 win over the Clearwater Threshers in dramatic fashion on Tuesday.
Trailing 8-5 heading into the bottom of the ninth, the Tortugas mustered an improbably rally, scoring all their runs with two outs. Jacob Friend singled in a run to close the gap to 8-6 before Tyson Lewis delivered the big blow: a walk-off three-run homer.
Reds Make Big Splashes with 2026 International Signings
When the 2026 international signing period opened on January 15, the Reds got the ball rolling by signing a top six prospect in the class for the third time in the past four years, something no other team has pulled off.
That prospect is outfielder and No. 6 ranked prospect Angel Nuñez, who hails from the Dominican Republic.
The Nuñez signing was just the tip of the iceberg, as the Reds inked 15 additional players on day one, including Venezuelan catcher Diego Pacheco, slotted in at No. 50.
2026 Top Reds Prospects
On January 23, MLB Pipeline released its new Top 100 Prospects rankings in preparation for the 2026 season.
The Reds have four players currently ranked in MLB Pipeline's Top 100:
22. INF Sal Stewart (Made MLB debut on Sept. 1; 2025 All-Star Futures Game selection; Reds 2025 Minor League Player of the Year)
38. C Alfredo Duno (Single-A; 2025 Florida State League MVP; 2025 All-Star Futures Game selection; Reds 2025 Minor League Hitter of the Year)
83. INF Steele Hall (Arizona Complex League)
86. RHP Rhett Lowder (MLB)
For a complete breakdown and analysis of each prospect, including the full Top 30 for the Reds, visit MLB Pipeline's Prospect Rankings page.
HEADLINES
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- One prospect to keep tabs on at Triple-A from each team
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2025 MLB DRAFT
The Reds had three picks on day one of the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft: No. 9, No. 51 and No. 83. They rounded out their draft with Rounds 4-20 on day two. Of their 20 selections, the Reds drafted 12 pitchers, and six of the 20 players taken were high schoolers.
SS Steele Hall – Round 1, #9
With the ninth overall selection, the Cincinnati Reds took 17-year-old high school shortstop Steele Hall out of Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Alabama.
RHP Aaron Watson – Round 2, #51
With their second pick, the Reds selected 18-year-old right-handed pitcher Aaron Watson out of Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida.
RHP Mason Morris – Round 3, #83
With their third pick, the Reds drafted 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Mason Morris out of the University of Mississippi.
For complete coverage of the 2025 MLB draft, click below!
Reds beat writer Mark Sheldon breaks down the Reds draft.
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