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Cincinnati Reds Reliever Emilio Pagán Returning for 2025 After Exercising Player Option

The veteran hopes to bounce back next season.

James Rapien

Sep 25, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Emilio Pagan (15) delivers a pitch in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images
Sep 25, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Emilio Pagan (15) delivers a pitch in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images
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CINCINNATI — The Reds announced that right-hander Emilio Pagán exercised his player option for the 2025 season.

The veteran signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the team last December. He posted a 4.50 ERA in 38 games in 2024. He missed more than two months with a right lat strain this season, but will look to bounce back in 2025.

The Reds also announced that veteran catcher Austin Wynns elected to become a free agent.

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JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals, Reds and Bearcats On SI. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati and has spent a decade covering Cincinnati sports. He's the author of Enter The Jungle, a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to joining SI, Rapien was a host and producer at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati.

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