Michael Toglia: Everything you need to know

Michael Toglia

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/24	MIL	L 4-1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
3/23	MIL	L 9-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/18	LAA	L 7-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/16	AZ	L 11-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3/14	TEX	W 4-3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	4
3/1	ATH	L 12-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2/28	MIL	W 9-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/27	LAA	L 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2/26	SD	W 11-10	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
2/25	CWS	W 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
2/24	KC	W 5-4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2/22	SEA	L 14-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2/21	CLE	L 4-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			14	1	4	3	0	0	1	3	2	0	20	0	0	7

Michael Toglia: Breaking News

The Reds reassigned Toglia to minor-league camp Monday. Non-tendered by the Rockies in November after hitting just .190 with a 39.2 percent strikeout rate in 88 games in the majors last season, Toglia caught on with the Reds on a minor-league deal over the winter and received the chance to compete for a spot on the Opening Day roster. However, Toglia showed no signs of improving his poor contact rate during the early stages of Cactus League play, striking out in four of his nine at-bats. The 27-year-old switch-hitter should get the chance to play on an everyday basis at Triple-A Louisville to begin the season, but he'll likely need to cut down on his strikeouts before he gets another look in the majors.

Cincinnati signed Toglia to a minor-league contract Wednesday, per the MLB transactions page. Toglia looked to be a key part of Colorado's future when he posted a .767 OPS with 25 home runs, 55 RBI and 10 stolen bases over 457 plate appearances for the big-league club in 2024, but the 2019 first-round draft pick dropped off dramatically last year, slashing just .190/.258/.353 with 11 long balls, 32 RBI and three steals across 337 plate appearances. He's always demonstrated plenty of power and went deep 11 times over 42 contests for Triple-A Albuquerque last year, but Toglia has also struggled making a contact, and he posted an awful 39.2 percent strikeout rate with the Rockies in 2025. That was a large part of the reason why Colorado DFA'd and subsequently non-tendered him in November. However, the Reds will give him a chance to make an impression, though Toglia will likely open the season in the minors.

The Rockies non-tendered Toglia on Friday. After finishing the 2024 season with a .767 OPS, Toglia's offensive production dropped dramatically in 2025, as he finished the year slashing .190/.258/.353 after 337 plate appearances. Most of the 27-year-old's struggles came on the road, as he posted just a .481 OPS across 178 plate appearances away from Coors Field, which doesn't exactly help his chances of finding regular big-league work with any of the other 29 clubs.