Sal Stewart | |
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![]() Stewart with the Louisville Bats in 2025 | |
Cincinnati Reds – No. 43 | |
Infielder | |
Born: Miami, Florida, U.S. | December 7, 2003|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 1, 2025, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics (through September 18,2025) | |
Batting average | .267 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 6 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Salvatore Maxwell Stewart (born December 7,2003) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Stewart attended Westminster Christian School in Palmetto Bay,Florida where he played baseball. As a senior in 2022,he batted .514 with nine home runs,23 RBIs,and 13 doubles. [1] He ended his high school career playing 91 games while recording a .488 batting average,thirty home runs,95 RBIs,and 31 doubles. [2] After his senior year,he was named to the 2022 All-USA Today HSSA Baseball Team. [3] He committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University. [4]
The Cincinnati Reds selected Stewart with the 32nd overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [5] [6] He signed with the team for $2.1 million. [7]
Stewart made his professional debut with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Reds with whom he batted .295 over eight games. [8] He was assigned to the Daytona Tortugas to open the 2023 season. [9] In early August,he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons. [10] Over 117 games between the two affiliates,Stewart batted .275 with 12 home runs and 71 RBI. [11] Stewart was assigned back to Dayton to open the 2024 season. [12] Over eighty games,Stewart hit .279 with eight home runs and 46 RBI before his season was ended in July with a wrist injury. [13] He was assigned to the Chattanooga Lookouts to open the 2025 season. [14] In July,he was promoted to the Louisville Bats. [15] He was selected to represent the Reds (alongside Alfredo Duno) at the 2025 All-Star Futures Game at Truist Park. [16] Over 118 games between Chattanooga and Louisville,Stewart hit .309 with twenty home runs and eighty RBI. [17]
On August 31,2025,the Reds announced they would be promoting Stewart to the major leagues for the first time the following day. [18] He made his MLB debut the next day Great American Ball Park versus the Toronto Blue Jays as Cincinnati's starting first baseman and recorded his first MLB hit,a single off of Chris Bassitt. [19] Stewart recorded his first MLB home run,a two-run home run,on September 6 versus Jonah Tong of the New York Mets. [20]