The Cincinnati Reds have outrighted infielder Santiago Espinal off the 40-man roster, according to Charlie Goldsmith of Charlie's Chalkboard. The move does not come as a big surprise, as there isn't a spot for Espinal to get much playing time,

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Over the final 54 games in which he played during the 2024 season, Santiago Espinal hit .311/.361/.446 with 55 hits for the Cincinnati Reds. The utility infielder, never a huge source of offense, chipped in enough to be counted on in 2025 as a pretty valuable depth piece on the roster.

Super Two status is a rule that allows certain players to become arbitration-eligible one year earlier than usual. Normally, players need three full years of MLB service time to qualify for arbitration.

Reds reliever Ian Gibaut has been activated from the 60-day injured list and sent outright to Triple-A Louisville, according to the transaction log at MLB.com. The right-hander had been on the IL with a right shoulder impingement. Gibaut has over three years of service time, so he can reject the outright assignment in favor of free agency.

The Cincinnati Reds will soon have many more moves to make, but on Tuesday, they completed their first offseason transaction.

Cincinnati Reds infielder Ke'Bryan Hayes was named the Fielding Bible Award winner at third base.

On September 6, the Cincinnati Reds unveiled a statue honoring the man who was the team's voice for 46 years. Just over one month later, that statue has already been damaged.

It's been a tough task for Eduardo Salazar to find a role at the major league level, and it appears that search will continue.

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