The Cincinnati Reds have weathered their way through the season's first 16 games and emerged at an even.500. They shrugged off the brutal Opening Day bullpen collapse. They shed the stigma of offensive woe that came with losing three straight games by the score of , just maybe, they've weathered the worst of the injury crisis, Reds officially activated each of Alexis Diaz, Austin Hays, and Matt McLain on Tuesday ahead of a home series against the Seattle Mariners Pete Rose Jersey, adding depth to both their offense and bullpen in big, big Reds today announced the following transactions: Cincinnati Reds his former club and the guy he was trade for are in town and on the mound tonight and b) both Spencer Steer and Christian Encarnacion-Strand are banged up and struggling mightily at the Reds games with FanDuel Sports Network Photo by Rob LeiterMLB Photos via Getty ImagesNever miss a Reds game with blackout-free streaming with FanDuel Sports NetworkPlus watch hundreds of live, local NBA and NHL games all season long, as well as select WNBA games, PWHL games, and your favorite local teams to get the games and coverage that matter most to Sports Network: Pick your plan. Stream your teamsIn Diaz, the Reds get their closer of the last three seasons back, though it remains to be seen whether he'll jump back into that role immediately. His struggles with both velocity and mechanics were eventually attributed to the hamstring issue that sent him to the IL to begin this season, and his results in limited work while rehabbing in AAA weren't exactly , meanwhile, will debut for his new club after a calf injury similar to the one that derailed much of his 2024 season is hopefully in the rearview mirror. Though he's neither a true masher or plus defender, he was the Big Offensive Offseason Signing for the Reds and will presumably take over the role of cleanup hitter from Gavin Lux, who's been horribly miscast there for much of the last two weeks, and will also stake a daily claim to a corner OF spot. Considering Cincinnati outfielders own a collective 47 wRC+ this year, literally anything of note from him will be a boon https://www.cincinnatistoreonline.com/49-Reds_Joe_Nuxhall_Jersey, I , there's McLain, who was off to a rocket start before injury once again befell him. His stay on the IL was short, so hopefully he's once again ready to jump right back into leading the line for the Reds bats.