Cincinnati Reds Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	T. StephensonTyler Stephenson	J. TrevinoJose Trevino	—
First Base	S. Stewart Reds' Sal Stewart: Hits mammoth homer, plates four Sal Stewart Reds' Sal Stewart: Hits mammoth homer, plates four	S. SteerSpencer Steer	C. Encarnacion-StrandChristian Encarnacion-Strand N. LoweNate Lowe E. SuarezEugenio Suarez T. StephensonTyler Stephenson N. Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits Noelvi Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits
Second Base	M. McLain Reds' Matt McLain: Locked in at plate Matt McLain Reds' Matt McLain: Locked in at plate	S. Stewart Reds' Sal Stewart: Hits mammoth homer, plates four Sal Stewart Reds' Sal Stewart: Hits mammoth homer, plates four	S. SteerSpencer Steer N. Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits Noelvi Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits G. HampsonGarrett Hampson
Shortstop	E. De La CruzElly De La Cruz	M. McLain Reds' Matt McLain: Locked in at plate Matt McLain Reds' Matt McLain: Locked in at plate	N. Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits Noelvi Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits G. HampsonGarrett Hampson
Third Base	K. HayesKe'Bryan Hayes	E. SuarezEugenio Suarez	S. Stewart Reds' Sal Stewart: Hits mammoth homer, plates four Sal Stewart Reds' Sal Stewart: Hits mammoth homer, plates four N. Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits Noelvi Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits C. Encarnacion-StrandChristian Encarnacion-Strand E. De La CruzElly De La Cruz S. SteerSpencer Steer G. HampsonGarrett Hampson
Left Field	S. SteerSpencer Steer	W. BensonWill Benson	D. Myers Reds' Dane Myers: Belts homer Dane Myers Reds' Dane Myers: Belts homer J. BledayJ.J. Bleday R. HindsRece Hinds B. DunnBlake Dunn T. FriedlTJ Friedl G. HampsonGarrett Hampson
Center Field	T. FriedlTJ Friedl	D. Myers Reds' Dane Myers: Belts homer Dane Myers Reds' Dane Myers: Belts homer	J. BledayJ.J. Bleday W. BensonWill Benson B. DunnBlake Dunn R. HindsRece Hinds M. McLain Reds' Matt McLain: Locked in at plate Matt McLain Reds' Matt McLain: Locked in at plate G. HampsonGarrett Hampson N. Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits Noelvi Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits
Right Field	N. Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits Noelvi Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits	D. Myers Reds' Dane Myers: Belts homer Dane Myers Reds' Dane Myers: Belts homer	J. BledayJ.J. Bleday W. BensonWill Benson R. HindsRece Hinds T. FriedlTJ Friedl B. DunnBlake Dunn S. SteerSpencer Steer G. HampsonGarrett Hampson
Designated Hitter	E. SuarezEugenio Suarez	S. Stewart Reds' Sal Stewart: Hits mammoth homer, plates four Sal Stewart Reds' Sal Stewart: Hits mammoth homer, plates four	S. SteerSpencer Steer T. StephensonTyler Stephenson M. McLain Reds' Matt McLain: Locked in at plate Matt McLain Reds' Matt McLain: Locked in at plate C. Encarnacion-StrandChristian Encarnacion-Strand E. De La CruzElly De La Cruz N. Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits Noelvi Marte Reds' Noelvi Marte: Delivers three hits R. HindsRece Hinds N. LoweNate Lowe

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
H. Greene Reds' Hunter Greene: Elbow issue dates back to last year Elbow: Questionable for start of season Hunter Greene Reds' Hunter Greene: Elbow issue dates back to last year Elbow: Questionable for start of season	A. Abbott Reds' Andrew Abbott: One good inning Andrew Abbott Reds' Andrew Abbott: One good inning	N. LodoloNick Lodolo	B. Singer Reds' Brady Singer: Makes spring debut Brady Singer Reds' Brady Singer: Makes spring debut	C. BurnsChase Burns

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
E. PaganEmilio Pagan	T. SantillanTony Santillan	G. AshcraftGraham Ashcraft P. JohnsonPierce Johnson B. BurkeBrock Burke C. FergusonCaleb Ferguson C. PhillipsConnor Phillips K. Nicolas Reds' Kyle Nicolas: Flipped to Cincinnati Kyle Nicolas Reds' Kyle Nicolas: Flipped to Cincinnati S. MollSam Moll Z. MaxwellZach Maxwell L. MeyLuis Mey