There are hot starts, and then there are starts that make you stop and wonder whether you are watching the sport bend around one player’s talent. That is where things stand right now with Elly De La Cruz.
The Cincinnati Reds have not seen much offensive production from their outfield this season. TJ Friedl has struggled. Spencer Steer has been unlucky, but he's also struggled.
The Cincinnati Reds have one of the deepest pitching staffs in all of baseball this year, but that depth has been tested early. On Tuesday, Reds reporter Charlie Goldsmith reported that the Reds opted to place prospect pitcher Julian Aguiar on the 7-day injured list at the Triple-A level.
On Monday, the Reds made two transactions that would have been hard for fans to believe back in 2023. They sent a struggling Noelvi Marte down to Triple-A Louisville.
Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.
The Cincinnati Reds have been in desperate need of production from their outfield since Opening Day. But that production hasn't come, so they opted to make a shocking and out-of-character move on Monday.
Coming off a frustrating week where the Cincinnati Reds split a series with the Miami Marlins, then lost two out of three games at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels, the Reds look ahead to a three-game set at home vs the San Francisco Giants.
It's still early in the season, but former Cincinnati Reds first-round draft pick Austin Hendrick could be turning a corner in Double-A Chattanooga. After having a good, not great season a year ago with Chattanooga, he's off to a huge start with the Lookouts in 2026.
Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.
The Baltimore Orioles acquired infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for cash considerations on Monday. Baltimore optioned Encarnacion-Strand to Triple-A Norfolk as it made some infield adjustments.
Two teams that are off to great starts to the 2026 season have agreed to a trade on Monday evening. The Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds have agreed to trade first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to the Orioles for cash considerations.
The Cincinnati Reds have traded infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations, according to Charlie Goldsmith.
The Cincinnati Reds have been under fire for most of the season, as their offense ranks near the bottom of the league in most categories, including runs scored.
The Cincinnati Reds have started their year 9-7 and are in second place in the National League Central. The Reds lost their last series to the Los Angeles Angels 2-1.
The Cincinnati Reds are 9-7 going into Tuesday's series against the San Francisco Giants. However, the underlying metrics all say they should be much worse than that, and a big reason is their lack of offense.
The Cincinnati Reds have every intention of trying to win as many games as possible in 2026. That was the plan when they first hired future Hall of Famer Terry Francona to be their manager before 2025.
CINCINNATI – Reds star Elly De La Cruz hit two home runs and stole two bases over the weekend in the series versus the Los Angeles Angels. He is on pace to do something only Shohei Ohtani has done in Major League Baseball history, joining the 50/50 club.
The Cincinnati Reds optioned struggling right fielder Noelvi Marte to Triple-A Louisville after Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Marte went 0-for-4 on Sunday and is batting just .138 (4-for-29) with no extra-base hits, no RBIs and 10 strikeouts in 11 games this season.
The Reds announced Monday that they’ve optioned struggling outfielder Noelvi Marte to Triple-A Louisville. A corresponding move wasn’t announced, but FOX 19’s Charlie Goldsmith reports that Cincinnati is expected to recall outfielder Rece Hinds from Louisville in Marte’s place.
It is not as if the Cincinnati Reds didn’t realize their outfield needed an overhaul. Take, for instance, what they tried using on July 29th, 2025 on the eve of last season’s trade deadline.
The Daytona Tortugas have won two games in a row with their 14-0 victory on Sunday. Pitching prospect Sheng-En Lin was dominant in his second start of the season, earning his first professional win.
The Cincinnati Reds are navigating an early-season identity question at the hot corner. Defense over offense, which is more important? Right now, Ke’Bryan Hayes is only providing solid defense with little to nothing on the offensive side of things.
Spencer Steer belted a home run and Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run double as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Saturday afternoon, knotting up the three-game series heading into Sunday's decider.
The Seattle Mariners unveiled a statue for Ichiro Suzuki, one of the team's greatest all-time players, on Friday, and in a testament to how the season has gone so far, the ceremony ended with a bat issue.
The Rays have hired former big-league first baseman Mike Ford to a front office role, reports Kristie Ackert of the Associated Press. The 33-year-old spent parts of six MLB seasons with a half dozen teams.
Reds first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand has been designated for assignment, the team announced. Catcher P.J. Higgins is taking his spot on the 40-man roster.
Not every hot start to the MLB season is the same. Some teams use that strong start as a springboard to a playoff berth, while others prove to be a fluke as their record catches up with their talent level.