CIN • 1B • #
This certainly qualifies as an unexpected surprise. Encarnacion-Strand has barely played for Cincinnati over the last week with Noelvi Marte emerging as the club’s starting third baseman and Spencer Steer occupying first base. The 25-year-old former top prospect is hitting just .208/.234/.377 with six homers and 19 RBI across 137 plate appearances over 36 games. The logical explanation here is that the Reds would rather have him playing everyday at the Triple-A level instead of languishing on the bench.
about 7 hours ago
July 12, 2025 4:03 PM
CIN • RF
about 7 hours ago
Fraley returns to Cincinnati’s crowded position player mix ahead of Saturday’s game against the Rockies after missing just over two weeks recovering from a shoulder strain. The 30-year-old on-base machine figures to play regularly against right-handed pitching in a platoon role.
CIN • SS
about 21 hours ago
Evidently, the Rockies had no intentions of letting De La Cruz beat them in this one. He was down 0-2 in the first inning and took four straight balls to draw the walk. Then, he tripled in his next at-bat and enough was enough. Colorado walked him intentionally in his next three triple to plate. Weird, interesting, strange, and a big boon to his .853 OPS as we near the All-Star break.
CIN •
about 21 hours ago
This is what it was supposed to look like from Burns. A home run by Ryan McMahon was literally the only blemish on his line here. Up until that blast, he’d struck out six batters through three innings with 11 swings-and-misses on his ledger. Then, he walked the lead-off batter in the fourth inning and McMahon socked a hanging curveball – one of only two curves he threw all game – out of the park. After that, Burns retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced. Ryan Ritter was the only one to reach base and it was on a measly infield single. Burns’ fastball was dominant in the zone and he had pinpoint command of his slider on the outer half against right-handed batters. Of course, this was against the Rockies, but it was still nice to see Burns flash his dominance and complete six innings for the first time as a big leaguer as he gears up for a huge second half.
TEX • 1B
about 2 hours ago
Burger is out after leaving Friday’s game against the Astros with discomfort in his left quad. It seems likely that the 29-year-old will also get Sunday off with a chance for Burger to get healthy through the break. Ezequiel Duran is at first base and hitting ninth.
Source: Texas Rangers
BAL • 1B
about 5 hours ago
Mountcastle won’t come off the 60-day injured list until later this month, but he’s going to get back into game action next week as he continues to work his way back from a hamstring strain that put him on the shelf back in late May.
Source: Roch Kubatko
BAL • 1B
about 5 hours ago
Mountcastle won’t come off the 60-day injured list until late July, but he’s going to get back into game action starting on July 22. The 28-year-old first baseman is working his way back from a hamstring strain that put him on the shelf back in late May.
Source: Roch Kubatko
