Yunior Marte: Everything you need to know

Marte elected to become a free agent Wednesday, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports. Marte cleared waivers after being booted off the Reds' 40-man roster, but he will test out free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment. The righty reliever was tagged for four runs while recording only one out in his lone appearance for Cincinnati this season.

The Reds designated Marte for assignment Monday. Marte was knocked around in his lone outing with the big club, allowing four runs while recording just one out. His spot on the 26-man and 40-man rosters will be overtaken by Brandon Leibrandt.

The Reds selected Marte's contract from Triple-A Louisville on Friday. Marte will join a big-league roster for the first time since he was with the Phillies in August of 2024. In 20 games with Triple-A Louisville this year, the 31-year-old registered a 5.12 ERA, 1.81 WHIP and 26:12 K:BB. Cincinnati will transfer Graham Ashcraft (elbow) to the 60-day IL to make room for Marte on the active roster.