Cincinnati Reds Officially Promote Big Time Slugger From Triple-A

With the 2026 MLB trade deadline rapidly approaching, the New York Yankees remain one of the most aggressive contenders to […]

Ultimately, the Reds decided two months with catcher Tyler Stephenson and right-hander Brady Singer — perhaps seen as the two most likely players to be moved before Monday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline — were worth more to them than what the team was offered in trade, Krall said.

Reds rookie Sal Stewart is ready for the expectations that come with being one of the top players in a franchise.

Coming out of MLB's All-Star break, the Cincinnati Reds wanted to get hot − "make it weird," as closer Emilio Pagán phrased it.

Stephenson, who hit an RBI double in his first plate appearance Sunday and homered in the eighth inning in what may have been his last at-bat with the team that drafted him in 2015, is the team’s best trade piece in a deadline market in which there’s a high demand for right-handed hitting catchers like him.

Despite heavy trade interest and fan pushback, Nick Krall appears set to retain the veteran right-hander, potentially weighing a massive qualifying offer to anchor the 2027 rotation. Aug. 3—This season started for the Cincinnati Reds with aspirations of taking the next step,

The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles have both been crushed for their trade agreement on trade deadline day.