Cincinnati Reds

Tyler Stephenson

#37 Active
C Cincinnati Reds 6'3" · 225 lbs Bats: R · Throws: R
Batting AVG
.248
Batting OBP
.330
Batting SLG
.415
Season HR
15
Season RBI
54
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2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

Tyler Stephenson’s 2025 season was a frustrating "lost year" defined by two separate stints on the injured list. After suffering a left oblique strain in late March that delayed his debut until May, Stephenson later missed nearly a month in August and September due to a fractured left thumb sustained while catching Hunter Greene. Despite these setbacks, he displayed flashes of his high-ceiling power, tallying 13 home runs and 50 RBI in just 88 games while slashing .231/.316/.421. While his batting average took a significant hit due to a career-high 33.9% strikeout rate, his clutch hitting remained intact, notably recording his first career four-hit game and several game-tying/go-ahead homers in the ninth inning or later.

The 2026 season is a "walk year" for the 29-year-old backstop, who is set to reach free agency this winter. The relationship between Stephenson and the Reds’ front office was a major storyline early this spring after the two sides failed to agree on a 2026 salary. In early February, Stephenson won his arbitration hearing, securing a $6.8 million salary (beating the team’s $6.55 million offer). Now fully healthy, he has arrived in Goodyear for spring training as the clear-cut primary catcher, working closely with the Reds’ young staff, including rookie Rhett Lowder.

For fantasy managers, Stephenson is a "post-hype" value pick with an ADP around 260.

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Game Log

2026 Regular Season
DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG RESULT
Sep 22 @ Atlanta Braves 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .241 .324 .391 W 1-0
Sep 20 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .242 .326 .393 L 9-1
Sep 19 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .329 .397 L 5-2
Sep 18 vs. Chicago Cubs 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .245 .329 .399 W 4-6
Sep 17 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .328 .399 L 8-2
Sep 16 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .328 .400 W 2-6
Sep 15 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .326 .401 L 4-0
Sep 14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 .327 .402 L 4-1
Sep 13 @ Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .246 .330 .406 W 4-3
Sep 12 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 .328 .403 L 9-13
Sep 11 @ Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .329 .402 L 0-20
Sep 9 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .331 .404 L 1-14
Sep 8 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .244 .329 .402 L 2-3
Sep 7 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 .325 .402 L 3-6
Sep 6 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 .245 .328 .406 W 8-12
Sep 5 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .243 .326 .406 W 3-5
Sep 4 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .243 .326 .399 L 10-7
Sep 2 vs. San Diego Padres 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 .327 .403 W 3-7
Aug 31 vs. San Diego Padres 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .247 .328 .407 L 5-0
Aug 30 @ Chicago Cubs 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .326 .407 W 7-5
Aug 29 @ Chicago Cubs 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 .325 .395 L 5-17
Aug 28 @ Chicago Cubs 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 .244 .326 .394 W 10-8
Aug 26 @ San Francisco Giants 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .325 .384 W 10-9
Aug 25 @ San Francisco Giants 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 .323 .382 L 1-3
Aug 24 @ San Francisco Giants 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .242 .327 .387 L 0-5
Aug 23 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .238 .322 .384 L 3-5
Aug 22 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 .238 .321 .386 W 11-5
Aug 20 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .234 .321 .381 L 10-9
Aug 19 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .237 .322 .386 W 4-5
Aug 18 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .241 .326 .392 L 3-0
Aug 17 (2) vs. St. Louis Cardinals 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .329 .396 W 5-6
Aug 17 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .244 .330 .397 L 2-1
Aug 16 vs. Miami Marlins 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 .331 .401 L 7-1
Aug 15 vs. Miami Marlins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 .329 .389 L 8-4
Aug 14 vs. Miami Marlins 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .333 .394 W 0-1
Aug 13 @ Chicago White Sox 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 .247 .334 .396 W 9-8
Aug 12 @ Chicago White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .327 .382 L 0-5
Aug 11 @ Chicago White Sox 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .244 .328 .384 W 5-4
Aug 9 @ Washington Nationals 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 .329 .386 L 1-7
Aug 7 @ Washington Nationals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .330 .388 L 3-5
Aug 6 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .247 .334 .394 W 5-6
Aug 4 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .336 .384 W 4-5
Aug 2 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 .251 .340 .390 W 2-10
Jul 31 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 .247 .336 .372 W 7-8
Jul 30 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .246 .333 .369 W 2-3
Jul 29 vs. Cleveland Guardians 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .244 .325 .368 L 6-1
Jul 28 vs. Cleveland Guardians 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .243 .322 .368 L 6-5
Jul 26 @ St. Louis Cardinals 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .320 .362 W 5-3
Jul 25 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 .321 .363 L 0-7
Jul 24 @ St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .243 .326 .370 W 4-2
Jul 12 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .319 .361 L 8-4
Jul 11 vs. Chicago Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .324 .368 L 5-3
Jul 10 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .321 .365 W 0-4
Jul 9 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 .319 .362 L 1-0
Jul 7 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .234 .320 .364 L 4-1
Jul 5 vs. Baltimore Orioles 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .321 .367 W 2-3
Jul 3 vs. Baltimore Orioles 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227 .316 .362 L 3-0
Jul 1 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 .318 .368 L 2-4
Jun 29 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .314 .360 L 3-5
Jun 28 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .224 .316 .357 L 4-9
Jun 26 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .308 .347 W 6-4
Jun 24 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .212 .304 .344 L 6-5
Jun 22 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .299 .346 L 2-1
Jun 21 @ New York Yankees 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .211 .299 .346 W 4-1
Jun 19 @ New York Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .210 .300 .331 L 0-5
Jun 16 vs. New York Mets 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 .304 .337 W 3-5
Jun 15 vs. New York Mets 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .303 .337 W 0-12
Jun 13 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .205 .299 .333 W 1-2
Jun 12 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .208 .304 .339 L 5-2
Jun 10 @ San Diego Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .309 .345 L 4-5
Jun 9 @ San Diego Padres 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .212 .309 .345 W 5-3
Jun 8 @ San Diego Padres 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .205 .301 .342 L 2-6
Jun 7 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .203 .297 .342 L 3-5
Jun 5 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .287 .305 L 3-10
Jun 3 vs. Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .187 .287 .307 L 5-2
Jun 2 vs. Kansas City Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .189 .287 .311 W 3-4
Jun 1 vs. Kansas City Royals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .193 .292 .317 L 9-2
May 30 vs. Atlanta Braves 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 .299 .326 L 5-2
May 29 vs. Atlanta Braves 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .304 .333 L 8-3
May 27 @ New York Mets 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 .299 .328 L 2-4
May 26 @ New York Mets 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 .191 .294 .321 W 7-2
May 25 @ New York Mets 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 .181 .284 .307 W 7-2
May 23 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 .285 .285 L 8-1
May 19 @ Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .183 .291 .292 W 4-1
May 18 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .176 .270 .286 L 4-5
May 17 @ Cleveland Guardians 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .174 .271 .287 L 3-10
May 16 @ Cleveland Guardians 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .180 .279 .297 L 4-7
May 15 @ Cleveland Guardians 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .182 .276 .300 W 7-6
May 13 vs. Washington Nationals 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 .187 .285 .308 L 8-7
May 12 vs. Washington Nationals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .280 .282 L 10-4
May 10 vs. Houston Astros 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .192 .289 .293 W 0-5
May 8 vs. Houston Astros 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 .291 .295 L 10-0
May 7 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .196 .299 .304 L 3-8
May 6 @ Chicago Cubs 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .304 .318 L 6-7
May 5 @ Chicago Cubs 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .195 .297 .310 L 2-3
May 4 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190 .289 .310 L 4-5
May 2 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .290 .313 L 7-17
May 1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .281 .289 L 1-9
Apr 30 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 .291 .301 W 4-6
Apr 29 vs. Colorado Rockies 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .293 .290 L 13-2
Apr 28 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .284 .265 W 2-7
Apr 26 vs. Detroit Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .286 .266 L 8-3
Apr 25 vs. Detroit Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .159 .289 .270 W 2-9
Apr 24 vs. Detroit Tigers 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 .167 .292 .283 W 8-9
Apr 21 @ Tampa Bay Rays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .158 .279 .263 W 12-6
Apr 20 @ Tampa Bay Rays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 .286 .283 W 6-1
Apr 19 @ Minnesota Twins 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .184 .305 .306 W 7-4
Apr 18 @ Minnesota Twins 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .174 .291 .304 W 5-4
Apr 17 @ Minnesota Twins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .163 .294 .302 W 2-1
Apr 15 vs. San Francisco Giants 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .175 .313 .325 W 3-8
Apr 14 vs. San Francisco Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .162 .295 .324 W 1-2
Apr 11 vs. Los Angeles Angels 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .171 .293 .343 W 3-7
Apr 10 vs. Los Angeles Angels 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .270 .364 L 10-2
Apr 8 @ Miami Marlins 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167 .242 .367 L 4-7
Apr 7 @ Miami Marlins 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .148 .207 .370 W 6-3
Apr 6 @ Miami Marlins 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .200 .417 W 2-0
Apr 5 @ Texas Rangers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 .182 .286 W 2-1
Apr 3 @ Texas Rangers 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .176 .222 .353 W 5-3
Apr 1 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 .143 .077 L 8-3
Mar 31 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 L 8-3
Mar 30 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .100 .000 W 0-2
Mar 29 vs. Boston Red Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .143 .000 W 2-3
Mar 26 vs. Boston Red Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 L 3-0
Total38636931901351471210.241.324.391

AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).

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