Reds Prospect Tosses Four Shutout Innings in Low-A Debut

The two-way prospect looked impressive on Friday.

Jul 23, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; General view of Cincinnati Reds hat during the game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images | Brad Mills-Imagn Images

Cincinnati Reds two-way prospect Sheng-En Lin made his pitching debut for Low-A Daytona on Friday night and he was impressive.

The Reds' 12th-ranked prospect did not give up a hit in four scoreless innings. He walked a batter and struck out four.

"While Lin only threw three or four innings at instructs, it was really impressive, helping pave the way for him to pitch and hit," MLB Pipeline wrote before the season. "Lin almost instantly showed off a real three-pitch mix on the mound, starting with a fastball that sat low 90s and touched 97 mph, but played up to above-average because of its life. His 79-83 mph slider is fringy now and his 82-85 mph changeup is average, but all three of his pitches have the chance to be at least above-average."

Watch highlights of his start below:

Final line for Sheng-En Lin in his Tortugas debut:
4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Pretty, pretty good! pic.twitter.com/vVpdpkiyVt

— Daytona Tortugas (@daytonatortugas) August 8, 2025

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