The Cincinnati Reds came out of the All-Star break, won two games and were just 1 1/2 games behind the final wild-card position

Major League Baseball's trade deadline is just 10 days away. The Cincinnati Reds are currently 2 1/2 games out of a Wild Card spot. Reds General Manager Brad Meador recently discussed the team's plan to approach the trade deadline for 2025.

Here are all the reasons why - on paper - the Cincinnati Reds should waltz right past the Washington Nationals in this week’s series in the nation’s capital: The Nationals are in dead last in the NL East at just 39-60 overall

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals begin a three-game series at home against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. Washington has a 19-30 record in home games and a 39-60 record overall. The Nationals have gone 31-20 in games when they record eight or more hits.

NEW YORK — As far as first tests go, Noelvi Marte’s debut in the outfield for the Cincinnati Reds was pretty easy. Through six innings in right field Sunday at Citi Field, Marte had exactly one ball hit to him, a third-inning grounder from New York Mets leadoff man Brandon Nimmo that got by second baseman Matt McLain.

The Cincinnati Reds have reportedly been eyeing a trade for Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. for months. Could they finally pull the trigger?

Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte had never played the outfield in a game at any level professionally. But Marte has long liked to shag fly balls during batting practice, and coach Collin Cowgill saw enough natural talent to tell manager Terry Francona.

This season, at 50-47 coming out of the All-Star Break, the Reds won their first two games at the New York Mets this weekend to win the series. Given that the Mets were 33-14 at h