CINCINNATI — The Reds signed first round pick Steele Hall to a contract on Friday afternoon. They selected him with the ninth overall selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. Hall signed a $5.75 million deal according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Reds LHP Andrew Abbott pitched a 1-2-3 sixth inning, and Elly De La Cruz went 0-for-2 as the duo soaked in the MLB All-Star Game vibe.

The 2025 MLB Draft kicked off July 13 in Georgia. Here's a look at the Cincinnati Reds' picks this year.

Cincinnati Reds third-round draft pick Mason Morris signed with the Reds on Friday, according to Jim Callis of MLB.com. The former Ole Miss Rebel signed for $897,500, which is slightly under the slot.

Before we shift our collective attention away from the draft that concluded Monday, July 14, to the MLB All-Star Game, the resumption of the regular season on Friday, July 18, and the future waves of talent to come, let's take stock of what the Cincinnati Reds just added to their organization.

Check out who Cincinnati Reds first-round MLB draft pick Steele Hall calls his shortstop idols and what he did to earn Mr. Baseball honors in Alabama.

Only one player in MLB history has gone 8 hits, 5 HR, 11 RBI in a two-game span. That was Ty Cobb, on May 5 and 6 in 1925. Stowers' action was made even sweeter because that three-homer game was against the Orioles, the team that traded him and Connor Norby for Trevor Rogers.

"There's so much less certainty of the grouping near the top," said Reds director of amateur scouting, Joe Katuska said.

The NL Central is one of two MLB divisions (also AL East) with four winning teams as the 2nd half opens. Are Cincinnati Reds on the rise?