Three Cincinnati Reds Minor Leaguers were rewarded for their performance and named to the Southern League All-Star team in 2025. Sal Stewart, Hector Rodriguez and Trevor Kuncl. Stewart slashed .306/.377/.

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This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon's Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CINCINNATI -- It's the final week of regular-season games.

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds open a 3-game series Tuesday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati Reds left fielder Austin Hays (12) breaks his bat on a fly ball out in the third inning between Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sept. 20, 2025. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The final week of the season will feature one of baseball's best power pitching matchups when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game series.