"After recording a career-high 32 saves in 2025, right-hander Emilio Pagán has expressed interest in rejoining the Reds. "I'd love to be back and run it back with them and take another run at it," Pagán told Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The pending free agent has spent the past two seasons in Cincinnati's bullpen. Pagán stepped in as manager Terry Francona's preferred 9th inning option after Alexis Díaz went down with a hamstring injury in the spring."
"A solid campaign with Minnesota in 2023 earned Pagán a two-year, $16M deal with Cincinnati ahead of the 2024 season. Injuries limited him to 38 innings in his first year with the team. He spent time on the IL with triceps tightness and a lat strain. The latter issue cost him more than two months. Pagán struggled when healthy, pitching to a 4.50 ERA with a bloated 1.34 WHIP."
Emilio Pagán recorded a career-high 32 saves in 2025 and seeks a return to the Cincinnati Reds. He became the team's primary ninth-inning option after Alexis Díaz suffered a spring hamstring injury and converted 32 of 38 save chances with a 2.88 ERA over a career-high 70 appearances. Pagán signed a two-year, $16 million deal with Cincinnati after a strong 2023 in Minnesota, but injuries limited him to 38 innings in 2024 and produced a 4.50 ERA with a 1.34 WHIP that season. He and Tony Santillán emerged as late-inning leaders despite veteran relievers on the roster.
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