Here's the Reds' Spring Breakout roster
Mark Sheldon
@m_sheldonGOODYEAR, Ariz. ¨C Reds top prospect Chase Burns will highlight a cavalcade of the organization's best up-and-coming players that are on the roster for the 2025 edition of Spring Breakout.
Cincinnati will have 11 of its top 12 prospects and four of its five prospects ranked in the top 100 by MLB Pipeline participating.
Here¡¯s everything to know about Spring Breakout and a look at the roster, which will feature Burns and plenty of the other top players from the Reds' Minor League ranks.
What is Spring Breakout?
MLB Spring Breakout is a four-day event showcasing baseball¡¯s future: the current stars of Minor League Baseball. The second edition will be held from March 13-16 at Grapefruit and Cactus League stadiums during Spring Training. Sixteen exhibition games will be played between teams comprised of each MLB organization¡¯s top prospects, creating a new touchpoint on the baseball calendar that celebrates the sport¡¯s budding talent.
When is the Reds' game?
Cincinnati's Spring Breakout game is scheduled for Sunday, March 16, vs. Brewers prospects at American Family Field in the Maryvale section of Phoenix. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET/4:40 pm p.m. MST.
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Which position players are expected to play?
Third baseman/second baseman Sal Stewart (No. 83 overall) and first baseman Cam Collier (No. 90) have been at their first big league camp but will be playing in Spring Breakout for the second-straight year. Against the Rangers last year, Collier drove a two-run home run. Also included are catcher Alfredo Duno (No. 7 in the organization), and a pair of shortstops in Sammy Stafura (No. 8) and Tyson Lewis (No. 9)
Which pitching prospects are expected to play?
Burns, 22, was selected second overall in the 2024 MLB Draft out of Wake Forest and has yet to pitch professionally. He has been in Cincinnati's big league camp as a non-roster player. Other pitchers from big league camp on the Spring Breakout roster include starter Connor Phillips (No. 15) and relievers Luis Mey (No. 20) and Zach Maxwell (No. 23).
Why are certain top prospects not listed on the roster?
The Reds' No. 2 prospect and No. 35 overall, Rhett Lowder, is not part of Spring Breakout after he pitched in it last year. Lowder has been working his way back from right elbow discomfort and hasn't seen any game action while on a throwing progression from flat ground. The No. 13 prospect Julian Aguiar, who also pitched in Spring Breakout last year, is out for all of 2025 while rehabilitating from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
What is the full roster?
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Sal Stewart, 2B/3B, No. 3 (MLB No. 83)
Cam Collier, 3B, No. 4 (MLB No. 90)
Edwin Arroyo, SS, No. 5 (MLB No. 91)
Sammy Stafura, SS, No. 8
Tyson Lewis, SS, No. 9
Ricardo Cabrera, 3B/2B, No. 10
Leonardo Balcazar, SS/2B, No. 25
Peyton Stovall, 2B, No. 27
Tyler Callihan, 2B, No. 29