The Reds placed Scott Barlow on the paternity list on Friday ahead of their weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays. They recalled right-hander Luis Mey from Triple-A Louisville. Mey has a 4.40 ERA in 15 big league appearances this season.

Cincinnati Reds All-Star Elly De La Cruz is finding new ways to step up to the plate and deliver to fans off the field.

When MLB.com asked 90 big-league players who the fastest player in baseball is, 40 voted for Tampa Bay Rays rookie outfielder Chandler Simpson. Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. received 17 votes, and so did Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

The Cincinnati Reds are reportedly one of the teams aggressively pursuing Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez ahead of the trade deadline. While some are concerned about how much it'll cost to acquire the MLB RBI leader, I can’t help but think of a quote from almost 10 years ago to the day.

NEW YORK — The Cincinnati Reds announced the signing of first-round pick Steele Hall on Friday. Hall, who will turn 18 on July 24, received a signing bonus of $5.75 million, about three-quarters of a million less than the slot value of the team’s No. 9 pick, team sources confirmed.

As they sit just 3 1/2 games out of a playoff spot, the Cincinnati Reds have been urged to make a blockbuster trade and reunite with their former third baseman.

The MLB Speedway Classic at the iconic Bristol Motor Speedway is fast approaching (see what we did there?) on Saturday, Aug. 2. It features the Reds and Braves in a regular-season game on the famed NASCAR track.

According to major-league sources, there is mutual interest between the Reds and Diamondbacks in a deal that would bring Suárez back to Cincinnati. He entered Wednesday with a National League-best 36 home runs and leads baseball with 86 RBIs.