CIN • PR • #
Cincinnati has decided to move on from Hampson after the versatile 30-year-old batted .167 (3-for-18) during a nine-game stint with the club. It’ll be Rece Hinds getting another chance in the big leagues in his place.
3 days ago
June 22, 2025 3:08 PM
CIN • DH
about 14 hours ago
Steer had the middle of three singles as the Reds scored twice to win the game in the 11th. Gavin Lux delivered the actual game-winner off the bench. Steer has 12 hits in his last seven games, and his current .660 OPS is his high mark of the season. He’s still not hitting the ball hard enough to inspire much confidence — his xwOBA has actually been trending downwards — but at least he’s settling playing time concerns that could have arisen with Austin Hays nearly ready to come off the IL and Noelvi Marte not too far behind.
CIN • 3B
about 14 hours ago
Burns struck out five of the first six batters tonight and faced just one over the minimum through three innings before giving up a leadoff homer to Ben Rice in the fourth. He later surrendered a two-run triple to Anthony Volpe, though it really should have been a single; Rece Hinds dove for a ball in right field that he had no chance of catching. Burns went without issuing a walk tonight. He got 12 whiffs: six on 48 fastballs and six on 24 sliders. His heated topped out at 100.1 mph and averaged 98.1 mph, which is right where he was at in Triple-A, too. All in all, it was a pretty impressive showing. He’ll make his next start in Fenway next week, probably in a matchup with Garrett Crochet.
CIN • 1B
about 14 hours ago
It looked like this one would go to the Bombers before Encarnacion-Strand suddenly tied things up with a bases-loaded double in the seventh. The Reds made room for both CES and Santiago Espinal tonight by giving Spencer Steer just his fifth start in the outfield this season, but that’s probably not going to turn into a regular thing with Austin Hays set to return soon. The start tonight was Encarnacion-Strand’s second in five games.
STL • PR
about 20 hours ago
Hampson heads to his third organization this season after getting into only nine games for the division-rival Reds. The versatile 30-year-old utility specialist opened the year with the Diamondbacks before being cut loose in mid-May. He’ll occupy a bench role for St. Louis.
LAA • PR
12 days ago
Moore will hit ninth and play second base in his MLB debut against the Orioles on Friday. The Angels waited a little longer for this first-round pick to make his debut, but it’s yet another fast promotion from the Halos. Moore is one of the better second base prospects in baseball, and the ability to help —but not dominate — in all five categories makes him worthy of roster consideration in redraft formats.
Source: MLB.com
LAA • PR
13 days ago
Moore, the eighth overall selection from the 2024 draft class, has hit .279/.374/.422 with five homers, 32 RBI, eight stolen bases (in 12 attempts) and a 65/31 K/BB ratio over 238 plate appearances between Double-A Rocket City and Triple-A Salt Lake this season. He has been playing second base exclusively in the minor leagues, so perhaps it’s time the Halos pull the plug on the Scott Kingery experiment there.
Source: Taylor Blake Ward
