The Cincinnati Reds used the 9th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft on shortstop Steele Hall, then just 17 years of age, out of Hewitt-Trussville High School in Alabama. Hall had just recently reclassified to be a high school senior and therefore draft eligible, but the Reds had been scouting him as a potential #1 overall pick in the 2026 draft even before that.
Safe to say, the Reds have long been high on this kid, and his first taste of pro ball in 2026 has shown precisely why.
In 58 games for the
Reds in Arizona Complex League play, Hall hit .288/.387/.518 (.904 OPS) with 10 homers and 24 steals, flashing both a patience at the plate and developing power while doing almost all of that at just 18 years of age. He turned 19 at the end of last week, and it turns out the Reds had a nice little present waiting for him.
According to Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline, the Reds have promoted Hall up to Class-A Daytona, and he’s expected to finish out the season with the Tortugas in Florida State League play.
Thanks to both his elite play and promotions elsewhere, Hall has risen to the #2 spot in MLB Pipeline’s rankings of the top prospects in the Cincinnati system (behind only Alfredo Duno), and they currently rank him as the #47 prospect in the game overall.
