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.
The Cincinnati Reds have been disappointing this year and they're going to finish the season below .500 despite a few tremendous seasons from their best players.
Elly De La Cruz has been one of the hottest hitters in Major League Baseball over the last three weeks. He has reached base safely in each of his last 23 games and has hit eight home runs during that streak.
How many of the league leaders in batting average since the 2003 season can you name in six minutes?
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart crushed his 32nd home run and 109th RBI of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
Does St. Louis Cardinals rookie phenom JJ Wetherholt have enough time left to separate himself from the pack and take home the 2026 National League Rookie of the Year Award?
Elly De La Cruz and Dane Myers homered while Sal Stewart added three hits to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 Wednesday night in Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Reds' offense has been very bad this season. The fact that Sal Stewart is leading Major League Baseball in RBIs is a testament to his ability, more so than the team around him.
Sal Stewart is having an historic season in 2026, period. But that doesn't seem to stop others from creating buzz for other candidates. This week, it appears Stewart has another challenger in the Rookie of the Year race.
Doing it in the midst of losing and during a losing season, Elly De La Cruz still made history in multiple ways on Wednesday night.
The National League Rookie of the Year race has been billed as a two-man show between Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart and New York’s Nolan McLean, and with Sal Stewart running away in the betting markets, most people assume this one is already decided.
The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.
Just over a year ago, the Cincinnati Reds said they were going all in on run prevention and they traded for the best defensive third baseman in the sport.
Coming into the season, the NL Rookie of the Year award was shaping up to be a fascinating race. Nolan McLean had the big arm and huge market backing;
The Cincinnati Reds have ignited their offense in back-to-back games after it had been dormant far too many times over the last 2 1/2 weeks. Fresh off erupting for 10 runs in consecutive contests, the visiting Reds will look to continue swinging hot bats on Saturday afternoon when they face the Chicago Cubs.
Tyler Stephenson belted a three-run homer and Sal Stewart drove in two runs to set the franchise rookie record for RBIs in a season, fueling the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 10-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon.
It did not take long for third baseman Sal Stewart to stand alone in the Cincinnati Reds history books.
As the regular season comes to a close, we’re nearing some of the most exciting moments in baseball. October is just around the corner, with plenty of teams still fighting for a postseason spot, hopeful of capturing a World Series victory for their franchise.
A sacrifice fly from Stewart in the seventh inning of Wednesday's game against the San Francisco Giants made him the first player in the majors with 100 RBI this season.
The St. Louis Cardinals and host Cincinnati Reds will conclude their five-game, four-day series with the decisive contest on Thursday afternoon. Rookie Sal Stewart belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning to spark the Reds to a 5-4 victory on Wednesday night.
Making it so the Cincinnati Reds will at least secure a split in their four-game series against the rival St. Louis Cardinals, Sal Stewart further demonstrated why he has an argument for being named the National League Rookie of the Year.
New York Mets outfielder Carson Benge threw his name into the NL Rookie of the Year race with an excellent defensive first inning Monday against the San Diego Padres in a 2-1 win.
Providing Cincinnati Reds fans a reason to cheer during a tough season for the team, rookie sensation Sal Stewart has moved closer to setting a franchise record.
Stewart tied a franchise legend and inched closer to a franchise record on Sunday.
As the Cincinnati Reds start the post-All-Star Game portion of their schedule, there's still plenty of buzz about Sal Stewart and what he asked of some veteran MLB managers just before the Midsummer Classic.
With every big game improving Sal Stewart's chances at being named the National League Rookie of the Year, the Cincinnati Reds' first-year sensation hit two massive home runs on Wednesday night. Stewart went yard twice as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-5.
Rookie Sal Stewart has continued to be red-hot for the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the first MLB rookie to record 50 RBI this season. A huge accomplishment for the 22-year-old, who is among the favorites for the NL Rookie of the Year Award.
If anything is certain on the lackluster offense so far, it is the consistency that Stewart continues to display amid a historic start to the season.
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