SL1 Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Aristides Aquino Promoted to Cincinnati

Published on August 17, 2018 under Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release


Outfielder Aristides Aquino was promoted to the Cincinnati Reds as announced by the Blue Wahoos parent club this afternoon. Aquino had turned a corner offensively with the Blue Wahoos and was hitting .260 in both July and August. He belted 9 home runs over that stretch bringing his season total up to a franchise record 18. Since the all-star break he was hitting .267 with 9 home runs and 27 RBI. For the year, he hit .249 with 49 RBI, one shy of the team high.

The move comes as a result of 1B Joey Votto being placed on the disabled list. When Aquino appears in a game he will be the seventh Red to make his Major League debut this season, six of those are former Blue Wahoos (IF/OF Alex Blandino, RHP Tanner Rainey, RHP Zack Weiss, IF/OF Brandon Dixon, RHP Jesús Reyes).

In a corresponding move, OF Malik Collymore has been promoted from advanced-A Daytona. He has split his season between the Tortugas and low-A Dayton. With Daytona he's hit .243 with 4 home runs and 16 RBI. He signed with the Reds as a minor league free agent in May 2017. Collymore was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 2013 draft.

Transaction Notice: OF Aristides Aquino promoted to MLB Cincinnati; OF Malik Collymore transferred from Hi-A Daytona.

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