JULY 9 • SI.COM
RECE HINDS #77 - RIGHT FIELDER - CINCINNATI REDS
5 HR •
11 RBI •
.261 AVG
5 HR
11 RBI
.261 AVG
Cincinnati Reds' Rece Hinds Makes History With Towering Blast in MLB Debut Rece Hinds crushed a 449-foot home run in the Cincinnati Reds' win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday, making quite the first impression in...
Hinds homers in big league debut and Abbott goes 7 innings as Reds blank Rockies 6-0
Rece Hinds homered and doubled in his major league debut, Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0JULY 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Goes deep in debut Hinds went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double in Monday's win over the Rockies.
Impact Hinds was promoted from Triple-A Louisville for his MLB debut Monday and wasted no time making an impact. He doubled in the fifth inning for his first career hit before belting a 449-foot homer in the eighth. The 23-year-old produced a .698 OPS in 328 Triple-A plate appearances prior to his promotion.
JULY 9 • ROTOWIRE
Joins big-league roster The Reds recalled Hinds from Triple-A Louisville on Monday.
Impact It's the first stint in the majors for Hinds, who has slashed .216/.290/.409 in 77 contests this season with Louisville. The 23-year-old has hit 13 home runs and stolen 12 bases with Louisville but also an ugly 38.4 percent strikeout rate. Hinds will provide depth for a banged-up Reds outfield corps, but it seems unlikely he'll play much.
JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE
Active at Double-A Hinds (undisclosed) was activated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday for Double-A Chattanooga.
Impact The Lookouts only have a couple games left this season, but at least Hinds' injury was minor and only cost him 10 days. Hinds was a strikeout machine earlier in the year (42.7 K% in first 49 games), but he is slashing .323/.396/.668 with 18 home runs, 11 steals and an acceptable 24.7 percent strikeout rate over his last 220 at-bats. Given that the Southern League switched out the pre-tacked baseballs in early-July, it would seem that this recent run from Hinds is a better example of his true talent than his early season mediocrity. The former third baseman primarily played right field this year while also seeing time in left field and at designated hitter. He will need to be added to the 40-man roster this offseason if the Reds want to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
