Being a baseball fan and growing up and watching Cincinnati baseball for your whole youth, that’s how you fall in love with baseball, I think it would draw your attention, right?” Schwarber said. “Being able to play for your childhood team is something that I think it’d be awesome.

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As the first round started to unfurl, the Reds calculated Steele Hall might not be available as late as the No. 9 pick.

Baseball America ranked Cincinnati Reds prospect Tyson Lewis as their second-best prospect in the Arizona Complex League.

The Reds will begin the second half in fourth place in the National League Central, but certainly not out of playoff contention.

The Cincinnati Reds picked Ole Miss baseball pitcher Mason Morris in the third round, No. 83 overall, of the 2025 MLB Draft.

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The Cincinnati Reds will round out their 2025 draft class on Monday, as all 30 clubs will race through 16 rounds to complete this year's affair.