The Reds are moving Carlos Jorge up a level, sending the 22-year-old outfield prospect from Double-A Chattanooga to Triple-A Louisville after a strong run with the Lookouts.
Jorge was hitting .330 with an .854 OPS when the promotion came down, and he added to that line with a sixth home run of the season and his 16th stolen base in a June 2 game against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. That performance pushed his batting average to .341 and his OPS to .935 in that game.
His production had already earned him recognition in the Southern League. Jorge was named Player of the Week for May 26-31 after going 455 with nine runs, four stolen bases and a 1.129 OPS.
Jorge is ranked No. 16 among MLB Pipeline’s top Reds prospects, and the organization has now pushed him another step closer to the majors. The Reds also promoted pitchers José Acuña and Johnathan Lavallee to Louisville.
Jorge’s path through the system has included a scary moment in April 2025, when he was in center field for the High-A Dayton Dragons against the Fort Wayne TinCaps. In the series finale, he made a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch in the top of the sixth inning to take extra bases away from Addison Kopack, then crashed into the wall and was carted off the field.
The Reds signed Jorge out of the Dominican Republic for $495,000 at the start of the delayed 2020-21 international signing period in January 2021.
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