Noelvi Marte's Triple-A Surge, Lodolo's Rehab Progress

0:00It's April 27. I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. Cincinnati Reds Outfield prospect Noelvi Marte just got named the International League Player of the Week down in Triple-A Louisville. Since the Red sent him down, he's been on fire, hitting 452 over 500 slash 714 and 10 games with six extra base hits. And six stolen bases, the big change for Marte is his plate discipline. Up in the majors, he was chasing pitches outside the zone almost half the time at 47%. Now in Louisville, that's dropped to just 28.7%, letting him crush balls he can actually handle. Fans and scouts are buzzing about this turnaround, seeing it as a smart reset for the young 23-year-old. If he keeps hunting strikes and doing damage inside the zone, the Reds could call him back up before the season ends. Shifting to the pitching side, starter Nikola Dolo, looks sharp in his latest rehab start for High A Dayton.

1:00He went five scoreless innings, allowed only two hits, no walks, seven strikeouts, and hit his spots with 39-51 pitches for strikes. Manager Terry Francona even had him throw extra in the bowl pin afterward. Lo-to-Lo's tweaking his slider, the pitch that's been blistering his finger, and says he's building trust in it for a big league return. With guys like Andrew Abbott and Brandon Williams in slumping lately, the Reds rotation needs him healthy alongside Hunter Green to stay competitive.