Reds projected to take towering prep arm in first round of MLB Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. While the Cincinnati Reds currently have their hands full in the National League Central, we are inching closer and closer to the 2026 MLB Draft, which kicks off July 11th.

Former Cincinnati Reds great Joey Votto has been working with the team's prospects in Daytona, including 2024 second-round pick Tyson Lewis.

The Reds came home after an 0-7 road trip but were blown out for their eighth straight loss in the series opener against the sub-.500 Houston Astros.

Lodolo is coming off a breakout 2025 campaign that saw him pitch to a 3.33 ERA across 29 outings. He struck out 156 hitters along the way. It was a big season for a pitcher that had always featured potential.

The Cincinnati Reds lost a fourth-straight game in the opposing team's final at-bat, the last three Cubs walk-off wins at Wrigley Field.

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Hall of Famer Barry Larkin is in his sixth season on the Reds Television Network broadcast team and will share with veteran Chris Welsh the color analyst duties. Larkin previously worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball broadcasts on MLB Network and ESPN.