Cincinnati Reds minor league players
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and short biographies on some of the top prospects in the organization:
Players
Edwin Arroyo
| Edwin Arroyo | |
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| Cincinnati Reds – No. 80 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: August 25, 2003 Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Edwin Zaed Arroyo (born August 25, 2003) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Arroyo attended Arecibo Baseball Academy in Arecibo, Puerto Rico before coming to the United States to attend Central Pointe Christian Academy in Kissimmee, Florida for his senior season.[1]
Arroyo was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut that August with the Arizona Complex League Mariners. He started 2022 with the Modesto Nuts.[3][4]
On July 29, 2022, the Mariners traded Arroyo, Noelvi Marte, Andrew Moore, and Levi Stoudt to the Reds for pitcher Luis Castillo.[5] He won the 2023 Midwest League Top MLB Prospect Award with the Dayton Dragons.[6]
On March 20, 2024, Arroyo underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The injury occurred when he dove back to a base on a pickoff attempt during spring training.[7]
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Michael Byrne
| Michael Byrne | |
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| Cincinnati Reds | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 16, 1997 Orlando, Florida | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Michael Byrne (born April 16, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Byrne attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida. He played for the school's baseball team as a starting pitcher. Byrne enrolled at the University of Florida to play college baseball for the Florida Gators.[8] He became their closer in 2017, his sophomore year.[9][10][11] After the 2017 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[12] In 2018, Byrne won the Stopper of the Year Award.[13]
The Cincinnati Reds selected Byrne in the 14th round, with the 409th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft.[14] Byrne signed with the Reds and began his professional career with the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[15] In 21+2⁄3 innings relief innings, he went 1–1 with a 1.25 ERA.[16] He returned to Daytona in 2019, going 7–3 with a 4.27 ERA over 37 games (six starts).[17] Byrne did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] He was assigned to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts to begin the 2021 season.
- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Florida Gators bio
Tyler Callihan
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| Born: June 22, 2000 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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Tyler Callihan (born June 22, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Callihan attended Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he began starting on their varsity baseball team as an eighth grader.[19] In 2018, as a junior, he hit .440 with 11 home runs.[20] As a senior in 2019, he batted .456 with 12 home runs alongside pitching to a 1.08 ERA over 26 innings.[21] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round with the 85th overall selection of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[22][23] He signed for $1.5 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball for South Carolina.[24]
Callihan made his professional debut with the Greeneville Reds and was promoted to the Billings Mustangs at the end of August.[25][26] Over 57 games between the two teams, he batted .263 with six home runs, 33 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.[27] Callihan did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] He opened the 2021 season with the Daytona Tortugas.[28] After 23 games in which he hit .299 with two home runs, he suffered a right elbow injury and missed the remainder of the season.[29] After missing the beginning of the 2022 season while recovering from injury, he returned in mid-May with the Tortugas and hit a home run in his first at-bat.[30] In late June, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons.[31] Over 88 games between the two teams, Callihan batted .250 with seven home runs, 33 RBI, 19 doubles, and 15 stolen bases.[32] Callihan played the 2023 season with both Dayton and the Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts, hitting .249 with nine home runs, 58 RBI, and 29 stolen bases over 131 games.[33]
Callihan spent the 2024 campaign back with Chattanooga, and also had a four–game cup of coffee with the Triple–A Louisville Bats. In 69 games for Chattanooga, he slashed .271/.345/.413 with eight home runs, 25 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. Following the season, the Reds added Callihan to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[34]
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Zach Maxwell
| Zach Maxwell | |
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| Cincinnati Reds | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 26, 2001 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Zachary Thomas Maxwell (born January 26, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Maxwell attended North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign with them and played college baseball at Georgia Tech.[35] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[36]
After three years at Georgia Tech, Maxwell was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth round of the 2022 MLB draft.[37] He signed with the Reds and spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Reds and Daytona Tortugas. Maxwell started 2023 with Daytona before being promoted to the Dayton Dragons. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[38]
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Luis Mey
| Luis Mey | |
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| Cincinnati Reds | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 24, 2001 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Luis Ellison Mey (born June 24, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Mey signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in July 2018.[39]
Mey split the 2024 campaign between the High–A Dayton Dragons and Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts, compiling a 2–5 record and 3.44 ERA with 63 strikeouts and 9 saves across 40 total appearances. He pitched in the Arizona Fall League and he was named the league's Reliever of the Year.[40][41] Following the season, the Reds added Mey to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[42]
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Mike Sirota
| Mike Sirota | |
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| Cincinnati Reds | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 16, 2003 Mineola, New York | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Michael Joseph Sirota (born June 16, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He previously played college baseball for the Northeastern Huskies.
Sirota grew up in the Broad Channel neighborhood of Queens, New York City and attended the Gunnery School in Washington, Connecticut.[43] He was selected in the 16th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he opted not to sign with the team and instead play college baseball at Northeastern University.[44]
Sirota started 37 games during his freshman season with Northeastern and batted .326 with 20 RBIs.[45] He was named first team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and a third-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association after hitting .346 with 18 home runs, 54 RBIs, and scoring a school-record 73 runs.[46] Sirota batted .298 with seven home runs as a junior.[47] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps and Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, returning to Hyannis in 2023.[48][49]
Sirota was selected in the third round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds.[50]
Sirota is the great-nephew of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford.[51]
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Northeastern Huskies bio
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