The rubber match and series finale between the Reds and Rockies is Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. It is also the final game before the All-Star Break, and Terry Francona can win his 2,000th game as a Major League manager Sunday.

"There's so much less certainty of the grouping near the top," said Reds director of amateur scouting, Joe Katuska said.

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An MRI revealed a partially torn labrum that will eventually require surgery. Fraley received a cortisone shot and will try to play through it for the rest of the season. The Reds were 7-4 in his absence. Christian Encarnacion-Strand, who hasn’t played since Noelvi Marte returned from the IL on July 4, was optioned to Triple-A Louisville.

Several LSU players are listed among the top prospects to be selected in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, which starts on Sunday in Atlanta. Rounds 1-3 of the draft will begin at 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. Rounds 4-20 will be held starting at 10:30 a.m. CT Monday.

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The Cincinnati Reds managed just three hits in a 5-1 loss to the Miami Marlins in Monday's opener of an important 7-game homestand.

As the Cincinnati Reds try to claw back into the playoffs, and with the Cleveland Guardians' tumble, they should consider trading for their All-Star outfielder.

The Cincinnati Reds have a lot of different ways they could go about the ninth pick in the mLB Draft this year. One way that was presented in a recent mock draft has them landing a very highly rated left-handed college pitcher. In Keith Law’s recent mock draft for The Athletic, the Reds select Jamie Arnold, left-handed pitcher from Florida State.

Elly De La Cruz and Andrew Abbott will represent the Cincinnati Reds at next week's MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta after Abbott's selection Tuesday.