Reds trade outfielder Fairchild to Braves for cash considerations
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Reds trade outfielder Fairchild to Braves for cash considerations
Updated: 3:59 PM EDT Mar 31, 2025
The Cincinnati Reds have traded one of their outfielders who just missed the Opening Day roster.On Monday, the Reds announced that outfielder Stuart Fairchild was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations.Fairchild, 29, was a second round pick by the Reds out of Wake Forest in 2017 and went on to play parts of three seasons in Cincinnati.The outfielder debuted with the Arizona Diamondbacks before also playing for the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners.Fairchild’s time with the Reds spanned from 2022-24, when he hit .232 with 18 home runs and 23 stolen bases in 229 games.Fairchild was among several outfielders competing for a spot on the Reds’ Opening Day roster this season but was designated for assignment just before the season started.The Reds did not say much money the Braves were trading in exchange for Fairchild.
CINCINNATI —The Cincinnati Reds have traded one of their outfielders who just missed the Opening Day roster.
On Monday, the Reds announced that outfielder Stuart Fairchild was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations.
Fairchild, 29, was a second round pick by the Reds out of Wake Forest in 2017 and went on to play parts of three seasons in Cincinnati.
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The #Reds today traded OF Stuart Fairchild to the Braves in exchange for cash considerations.
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) March 31, 2025
The outfielder debuted with the Arizona Diamondbacks before also playing for the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners.
Fairchild’s time with the Reds spanned from 2022-24, when he hit .232 with 18 home runs and 23 stolen bases in 229 games.
Fairchild was among several outfielders competing for a spot on the Reds’ Opening Day roster this season but was designated for assignment just before the season started.
The Reds did not say much money the Braves were trading in exchange for Fairchild.
