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Cincinnati Reds Sign Top Pick Just Days After 2025 MLB Draft
Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall walks between fields at the Cincinnati Reds Player Development Complex in Goodyear, Ariz., on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Cincinnati Reds Sign Top Pick Just Days After 2025 MLB Draft

Originally posted on Cincinnati Reds on SI
By James Rapien  |  Last updated Jul 18, 2025 5:16 PM ET

The Reds signed first round pick Steele Hall to a contract on Friday afternoon. They selected him with the ninth overall selection in the 2025 MLB Draft.

Hall signed a $5.75 million deal according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

“I model my game after Mookie Betts, his swing. I love watching him swing,” Hall told MLB.com. “And Dansby Swanson for his defense and how he carries himself.

Steele hit .484 with eight home runs and was named Alabama Mr. Baseball in the 2025 season.

Check out a photo of Steele signing his deal below:

This article first appeared on Cincinnati Reds on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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