The Cincinnati Reds announced on Monday that infielder Jeimer Candelario has been designated for assignment by the team. In doing so, the Reds will still be on the hook to pay the 10-year major leaguer the remaining $22.5 million he's owed on the final year and a half on his contract

Jeimer Candelario, who was signed to a $45 million, three-year deal in December 2023, to hit in the middle of the order and mentor young players, is gone.