CINCINNATI -- Allowing three runs in the first inning usually doesn't spell doom for a pitcher or a team, as there should be plenty of time and space to settle in and expect a comeback. For the "Rally Reds" of 2023, that was rarely a concern. But the way things

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Travis Bazzana's power bat seemingly never takes a break -- even in the rare Monday college baseball game. Just one day after going deep three times and setting Oregon State's single-season home run record, the No. 2 Draft prospect knocked another two homers in the Beavers’ 20-12 win over Gonzaga.

Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web

CINCINNATI -- The last time the Reds experienced this, Elly De La Cruz had only been in the Majors for just over a week. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has never known it during his young big league career. The Reds are waking up on Sunday as a sub-.500 team. With a 2-1

CINCINNATI -- Hunter Greene became the latest victim of Cincinnati’s slumping offense on Friday night. For the second time this season, the Reds were held hitless outside Elly De La Cruz, going a woeful 2-for-29 in a 3-0 loss to Baltimore after a two-hour, 41-minute rain delay. De La Cruz

CINCINNATI -- TJ Friedl is doing everything he can to get back in the lineup as fast as humanly possible. The Cincinnati outfielder, who fractured his right wrist on March 16 diving for a fly ball against Seattle in a Cactus League game in Goodyear, Ariz., began his rehab on

One year after the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. became the first player in MLB history to produce 40-plus homers and 70-plus steals in a season, the Reds’ Elly De La Cruz is threatening to form a club of his own: the 40-90 Club. Cincinnati’s budding superstar is off to a

Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

SAN DIEGO -- Stuart Fairchild is making a habit of jaw-dropping catches. His first victim of the season was Willy Adames. The second was his college buddy. His latest? Padres star Manny Machado, and this robbery snatched away a home run that looked eerily similar to a famous one you

SAN DIEGO -- A perusal of the Reds’ lineup doesn't show many heavy hitters. From the fifth through ninth spots, every batter owns a batting average below .200. A scan of the bench lacks immediate solutions. Tyler Stephenson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand missed the past four games since each was hit

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You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

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Since being selected with the No. 7 overall pick in last year's Draft by Cincinnati, Rhett Lowder has found that one of the biggest adjustments going from the college game to being a pro is -- time. The 22-year-old says he has a lot more free time on his hands

April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

SAN DIEGO -- There was mutual respect going between Reds pitcher Nick Martinez and his old club, the Padres, on Tuesday night. It was in San Diego where Martinez successfully rebooted his Major League career from 2022-23 after a four-season stint in Japan. The right-hander had to squelch the butterflies

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top

The role of the reliever continues to evolve in baseball, but there’s still something to be said about closers. They’re the ones who get the entrance music and the light show just for coming out of the bullpen in the biggest of spots. (Think of what Edwin Díaz has done

SAN DIEGO -- It sure looked like Nick Lodolo was careening toward a rough Monday night on the mound. The Reds’ starting pitcher opened the second inning against the Padres with back-to-back walks and, at that point, had thrown almost as many balls (14) as strikes (16). “That’s usually not

A busy month of field renovations for the Reds Community Fund (RCF) concluded with the dedication of Marty Brennaman Field and its new turf infield at Juilfs Park in Anderson Township on Saturday. Named in honor of Reds Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman when the field was originally unveiled

There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.