On Wednesday, the Cincinnati Reds named their 2026 Team Awards. These awards are the Baseball Writers of America Cincinnati Chapter’s 2026 Major League Award winners.
In part 1 of this series, I looked at the past 30 years or so of teams and what we might generally expect based on little more than knowing how good a team’s best two players. Today, in part 2, we’ll pick up with a question that wonders if it should matter that De La Cruz and Burns were paid so little, relative to the overall team payroll.
There is no way to sugarcoat it. The 2026 season has been an absolute disaster. After making the postseason a year ago, many expected the Reds to build on that momentum and possibly win their first postseason game since 2012.
MLB has awarded the World Series MVP since 1955. How many of these players can you name in six minutes?
Chase Burns's 2026 season for the Cincinnati Reds did not end the way he wanted. But he recently shared his thoughts on his breakout sophomore season. There's no other way to say it: Chase Burns has been awesome in 2026.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
Reds right-hander Chase Burns' breakout season is over after Cincinnati placed him on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain Sunday, retroactive to Saturday.
Chase Burns makes his final home start of the year on Friday night in Great American Ball Park as the Cincinnati Reds open a weekend series against their NL Central rivals from Chicago.
The Cincinnati Reds have had a brutal stretch of games in the last month of the regular season. In back-to-back weeks, the team has had to play the now-National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Chase Burns got the start for the Cincinnati Reds against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night in southern California, and he did not allow a hit. Their ace.
The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.
After earning their third straight series win on Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds traveled to the West Coast for a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Cincinnati Reds are on a short west coast swing to face the Los Angeles Dodgers to begin the week, doing so fresh off a series victory over the mighty Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend in Great American Ball Park.
Chase Burns has emerged as a budding ace for the Cincinnati Reds in 2026. However, his stellar campaign will be limited for the rest of the season. Beginning Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 23-year-old will be on an innings limit, and Brandon Williamson will then piggyback him.
The Cincinnati Reds haven't had the season they would have hoped for this year. Rather than contending for a postseason spot, it seems like they're out of the race, with an outside chance to finish at .500 for the season.
Jeff "The Cowboy" Brantley is no stranger to making interesting comments about the Cincinnati Reds in the booth. He had some intriguing comments about Chase Burns after his start Sunday night.
The Cincinnati Reds made Major League Baseball history on Sunday in their win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday Night Baseball. In their series-clinching win, Reds rising star pitcher Chase Burns earned his 15th win of the season, giving the team a very interesting stat that has never been done in MLB history.
It's been 11 years since the Cincinnati Reds were last on Sunday Night Baseball and now they'll have to wait just a little bit longer. Sunday night’s series finale against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field will start in a rain delay.
In what seems to be a pretty big surprise, it appears that the Cincinnati Reds do not plan to shut Chase Burns down before the end of the season. Despite already throwing more innings than ever before and admitting that his arm is feeling some fatigue, Burns plans to make every remaining start as long as he continues to feel healthy.
Several playoff hopefuls had big days on August 14, including the Padres, Diamondbacks, and Astros. The Miami Marlins, fighting for position in the NL Wild Card race, did not, as the club was stymied by Reds ace Chase Burns in Cincinnati.
Chase Burns delivered one of his best starts of the season Friday night, and his explanation for why was refreshingly simple. The Reds right-hander outdueled Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara in a 1-0 Cincinnati win at Great American Ball Park, tossing seven scoreless innings while allowing just four hits and striking out eight without issuing a walk.
Chase Burns threw seven shutout innings for the Cincinnati Reds in a 1-0 win over the visiting Miami Marlins in the opener of their three-game series on Friday evening.
The news about a new contract for Chase Burns has been out there for a while. However, a mishap on Saturday morning at Coors Field caused the contract signing to take even a little bit longer to become a reality.
While the rest of the baseball world was enjoying a quiet off day post-All-Star Game, the Cincinnati Reds and Chase Burns were signing an extension that will keep him in Cincinnati through the 2033 season.
In keeping with the recent trend of teams locking up young stars with new long term deals, the Cincinnati Reds have awarded right-hander Chase Burns with a historic contract.
The Cincinnati Reds' best pitcher, Hunter Greene, made his regular season debut Saturday. It just did not go as he or the Reds may have hoped.
It has been a struggle for the Cincinnati Reds lately, but Monday's 12-0 rout over the New York Mets offered some much-needed relief on both sides of the plate.
The Cincinnati Reds will be without their budding ace for tonight's game against the Kansas City Royals. The Reds announced that Chase Burns was scratched ahead of Monday's matchup due to an illness.
While the NL Cy Young race remains competitive this season, Cincinnati Reds starter Chase Burns has defied the odds by emerging as a candidate.
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Chase Burns picked up where he left off during his first start of the 2026 season.
Reds right-hander Chase Burns tossed just 24 pitches in his spring outing on Friday, a significant step back from the 68 he threw in his previous appearance.
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