Julian Aguiar To Miss All Of Next Season After Having Tommy John Surgery
Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitching prospect Julian Aguiar (elbow) had Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2025 season. Aguiar, the team's No. 11 prospect per MLB Pipeline, also ended the 2024 season with a right-shoulder injury. The 23-year-old former 12th-round pick in 2021 out of Cypress College will now focus on rehab all of next year while hoping to be good to go for spring training in 2026. Aguiar made his major-league debut with the Reds in 2024 and made seven starts, struggling to the tune of a 6.25 ERA (6.86 FIP) and a 1.33 WHIP while striking out 19 and walking 12 in 31 2/3 innings pitched. He relies on a fastball-slider mix and occasionally mixes in a curveball and changeup. Aguiar didn't become a full-time pitcher until his junior year in college and was named the Reds' Minor-League Pitcher of the Year in 2023. He has the chance to be a back-end starter for the Reds in 2026.
The Cincinnati Reds recalled right-handed pitching prospect Julian Aguiar from Triple-A Louisville on Monday to make his major-league debut and start against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Aguiar, a former 12th-round pick and the team's No. 11 prospect per MLB Pipeline, gets the nod for his MLB debut after going a combined 5-4 with a 3.79 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP and a 95:29 K:BB in 116 1/3 innings over 22 starts with Double-A Chattanooga and Louisville this year. The 23-year-old has a big slider that he leans on heavily. Since making his professional debut in 2021, he has increased his velocity significantly and has developed a feel for pitching. As of now, Aguiar will take the rotation spot of the injured Hunter Greene (elbow). He gets a Toronto team that ranks 20th in MLB this year with a .695 OPS.
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