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Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall suggested the team's 2026 payroll will mirror its 2025 payroll. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.
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Reds' promotion of Mike Napoli has him poised to be a future manager
Napoli was a veteran of 12 MLB seasons (2006-17) with four different teams. He didn't take long to get into coaching afterward.
In the first trade of the MLB offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Ryan Vilade from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for cash considerations. On Saturday, the baseball season ended when the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series. Since then, free agents have hit the open market — and now, the first trade is officially on the books.
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona was named one of three finalists for the Baseball Writers' Association of America National League Manager of the Year. Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy and Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thompson were the other two finalists.
The early-aughts Cincinnati Reds were decidedly not good. No bueno. From 2001 through 2009 they never once finished higher than 3rd in the NL Central, finished dead last on five occasions, and only once won so many as 80 games in a season (just 80,
Brad Mills, 68, retired after a final season as Terry Francona's bench coach. Mike Napoli and Willie Harris were promoted in staff shuffle for 2026.
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes won the National League Gold Glove Award at third base for the second time in his career on Sunday night. Hayes came over to the Reds ahead of Major League Baseball's trade deadline. Earlier this month, Hayes was named the Fielding Bible Award winner at third base.
On September 6, the Cincinnati Reds unveiled a statue honoring the man who was the team's voice for 46 years. Just over one month later, that statue has already been damaged.
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Ryan Vilade from the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations on Monday. Vilade, 26, has batted .141 with one homer and five RBIs in 28 career games with four MLB teams since his 2021 debut.