A report from MLB.com indicates that the Reds are set to call up top minor league prospect Sal Stewart from the Louisville Bats.
This comes as the Reds offense has greatly struggled to gain traction over the past week, with the Reds losing in eight of their past 10 games. Across those 10 games, the Reds have averaged just 3.1 runs, while their opponents have averaged 5.2. Advertisement
Meanwhile, the third baseman has excelled recently during his time with the Triple-A Louisville Bats and Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, batting .309 with a .907 OPS, 20 home runs, 80 RBIs and 17 steals this season across 118 games.
Stewart is ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 1 Reds prospect and the No. 31 overall prospect in baseball.
In the 2022 MLB Draft, Stewart was the Reds' second round draft