# 2025 Cincinnati Reds season

The 2025 Cincinnati Reds season will be the 156th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 23rd at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

## Off-season
### New manager

On October 4th, the Reds hired Terry Francona as their manager, announcing that they agreed on a three-year contract with a club option for the 2028 season.
Francona joins the Reds and has a lifetime record of 1950–1672 over a 23-year career. Francona managed with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1997–2000, the Boston Red Sox from 2004–2011 and the Cleveland Indians / Guardians from 2013–2023. He led the Red Sox to two World Series titles, winning in 2004 and 2007. Francona is also the winningest manager in Cleveland history, earning a record of 921–757 with six post-season appearances in 11 years. He won the American League Manager of the Year award in 2013, 2016 and 2022 with the Indians/Guardians.
Francona also had a 10-year playing career and played the 1987 season with the Reds. In 102 games with Cincinnati, Francona hit .227 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 102 games. In his career, he batted .274 with 16 home runs and 143 RBI and in addition to playing with the Reds, Francona played with the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers.

### Uniform Modifications

On February 10th, the Reds announced that they would add #14 patches to their uniforms throughout the entire season as a way to honor the late Pete Rose, a Cincinnati native who played for 19 seasons with the Reds. Rose died on September 30th, 2024 at the age of 83.

### Transactions
#### October 2024

| October 1 | Activated 3B Jeimer Candelario from the 10-day injured list. Activated LHP Nick Lodolo from the 15-day injured list. Activated LHP Sam Moll from the 15-day injured list. Activated LHP Andrew Abbott from the 15-day injured list. Activated RHP Julian Aguiar from the 15-day injured list. Recalled LF Joey Wiemer from Louisville Bats. Recalled LHP Brandon Leibrandt from Louisville Bats. Recalled RHP Connor Phillips from Louisville Bats. Recalled RF Nick Martini from ACL Reds. Recalled RHP Casey Legumina from Louisville Bats. Recalled LF Jacob Hurtubise from Louisville Bats. Recalled RHP Lyon Richardson from Louisville Bats. |
| October 17 | Signed free agent RHP Trevor Kuncl from Lancaster Stormers of Atlantic League to a minor league contract. |
| October 28 | Activated SS Matt McLain. Activated 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Designated LHP Brandon Leibrandt for assignment. Designated RF Amed Rosario for assignment. |
| October 30 | Sent LHP Brandon Leibrandt outright to Louisville Bats. |
| October 31 | RHP Buck Farmer elected free agency. LHP Justin Wilson elected free agency. RF Amed Rosario elected free agency. |
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#### November 2024

| November 1 | RHP Nick Martinez elected free agency. C Luke Maile elected free agency. RHP Jakob Junis elected free agency. LHP Brent Suter elected free agency. RHP Christian Roa claimed by Miami Marlins off of waivers. Activated C Austin Wynns from the 60-day injured list. Activated RHP Tejay Antone from the 60-day injured list. Sent C Austin Wynns outright to Louisville Bats. Sent RHP Tejay Antone outright to Louisville Bats. Sent 1B Ty France outright to Louisville Bats. Sent RF Nick Martini outright to Louisville Bats. |
| November 4 | Activated LHP Brandon Williamson from the 60-day injured list. Activated RHP Graham Ashcraft from the 60-day injured list. Activated CF Stuart Fairchild from the 60-day injured list. |
| November 6 | Re-signed free agent LHP Brent Suter to a one-year, $2.5 million contract. |
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## Game log

Legend :
| Reds Win | Reds Loss | Game Postponed |
2025 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) :
March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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1March 27Giants–—–
2March 29Giants–—–
3March 30Giants–—–
4March 31Rangers–—–
5April 1Rangers–—–
6April 2Rangers–—–
7April 3@ Brewers–—–
8April 4@ Brewers–—–
9April 5@ Brewers–—–
10April 6@ Brewers–—–
11April 7@ Giants–—–
12April 8@ Giants–—–
13April 9@ Giants–—–
14April 11Cubs–—–
15April 12Cubs–—–
16April 13Cubs–—–
17April 15Mariners–—–
18April 16Mariners–—–
19April 17Mariners–—–
20April 18@ Orioles–—–
21April 19@ Orioles–—–
22April 20@ Orioles–—–
23April 21@ Marlins–—–
24April 22@ Marlins–—–
25April 23@ Marlins–—–
26April 25@ Rockies–—–
27April 26@ Rockies–—–
28April 27@ Rockies–—–
29April 28Cardinals–—–
30April 29Cardinals–—–
31April 30Cardinals–—– :
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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32May 1Cardinals–—–
33May 2Nationals–—–
34May 3Nationals–—–
35May 4Nationals–—–
36May 5@ Braves–—–
37May 6@ Braves–—–
38May 7@ Braves–—–
39May 8@ Braves–—–
40May 9@ Astros–—–
41May 10@ Astros–—–
42May 11@ Astros–—–
43May 13White Sox–—–
44May 14White Sox–—–
45May 15White Sox–—–
46May 16Guardians–—–
47May 17Guardians–—–
48May 18Guardians–—–
49May 19@ Marlins–—–
50May 20@ Marlins–—–
51May 21@ Marlins–—–
52May 23Cubs–—–
53May 24Cubs–—–
54May 25Cubs–—–
55May 26@ Royals–—–
56May 27@ Royals–—–
57May 28@ Royals–—–
58May 30@ Cubs–—–
59May 31@ Cubs–—– :
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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60June 1@ Cubs–—–
61June 2Brewers–—–
62June 3Brewers–—–
63June 4Brewers–—–
64June 6Diamondbacks–—–
65June 7Diamondbacks–—–
66June 8Diamondbacks–—–
67June 9@ Guardians–—–
68June 10@ Guardians–—–
69June 11@ Guardians–—–
70June 13@ Tigers–—–
71June 14@ Tigers–—–
72June 15@ Tigers–—–
73June 17Twins–—–
74June 18Twins–—–
75June 19Twins–—–
76June 20@ Cardinals–—–
77June 21@ Cardinals–—–
78June 22@ Cardinals–—–
79June 23Yankees–—–
80June 24Yankees–—–
81June 25Yankees–—–
82June 27Padres–—–
83June 28Padres–—–
84June 29Padres–—–
85June 30@ Red Sox–—– :
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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86July 1@ Red Sox–—–
87July 2@ Red Sox–—–
88July 4@ Phillies–—–
89July 5@ Phillies–—–
90July 6@ Phillies–—–
91July 7Marlins–—–
92July 8Marlins–—–
93July 9Marlins–—–
94July 10Marlins–—–
95July 11Rockies–—–
96July 12Rockies–—–
97July 13Rockies–—–
ASGJuly 15AL @ NL–——
98July 18@ Mets–—–
99July 19@ Mets–—–
100July 20@ Mets–—–
101July 21@ Nationals–—–
102July 22@ Nationals–—–
103July 23@ Nationals–—–
104July 25Rays–—–
105July 26Rays–—–
106July 27Rays–—–
107July 28Dodgers–—–
108July 29Dodgers–—–
109July 30Dodgers–—–
110July 31Braves–—– :
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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111August 1Braves–—–
112August 2*Braves–—–
113August 4@ Cubs–—–
114August 5@ Cubs–—–
115August 6@ Cubs–—–
116August 7@ Pirates–—–
117August 8@ Pirates–—–
118August 9@ Pirates–—–
119August 10@ Pirates–—–
120August 11Phillies–—–
121August 12Phillies–—–
122August 13Phillies–—–
123August 15Brewers–—–
124August 16Brewers–—–
125August 17Brewers–—–
126August 18@ Angels–—–
127August 19@ Angels–—–
128August 20@ Angels–—–
129August 22@ Diamondbacks–—–
130August 23@ Diamondbacks–—–
131August 24@ Diamondbacks–—–
132August 25@ Dodgers–—–
133August 26@ Dodgers–—–
134August 27@ Dodgers–—–
135August 29Cardinals–—–
136August 30Cardinals–—–
137August 31Cardinals–—–
*August 2 game played at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee :
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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138September 1Blue Jays–—–
139September 2Blue Jays–—–
140September 3Blue Jays–—–
141September 5Mets–—–
142September 6Mets–—–
143September 7Mets–—–
144September 8@ Padres–—–
145September 9@ Padres–—–
146September 10@ Padres–—–
147September 12@ Athletics–—–
148September 13@ Athletics–—–
149September 14@ Athletics–—–
150September 15@ Cardinals–—–
151September 16@ Cardinals–—–
152September 17@ Cardinals–—–
153September 18Cubs–—–
154September 19Cubs–—–
155September 20Cubs–—–
156September 21Cubs–—–
157September 23Pirates–—–
158September 24Pirates–—–
159September 25Pirates–—–
160September 26@ Brewers–—–
161September 27@ Brewers–—–
162September 28@ Brewers–—– :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League |
| AAA | Louisville Bats | International League |
| AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League |
| High-A | Dayton Dragons | Midwest League |
| Low-A | Daytona Tortugas | Florida State League |
| Rookie | ACL Reds | Arizona Complex League |
| Foreign Rookie | DSL Reds | Dominican Summer League |