Reds Rookie Stewart: Early Dominance, Extension Talk

0:00It's April 1st. This is MLB News. Today, AI powered stories shaping the season. Red's rookie South Stewart is straight dominating early this season, leading Major League Baseball in hits, walks, and total bases. The 22-year-old First Basement is 9 for 16 across 22 play-to-parences with 6 walks and 5 extra base hits already. He's not just the Red's top hitter. He's one of the best players league-wide right now. Here this week, the Milwaukee Brewers locked up their number 4 prospect Cooper Pratt with an 8-year deal worth $50.75 million. That move got folks talking about young stars caching in quick and Stewart's name popped up too since he's tearing it up from the jump. Stewart got drafted by Cincinnati at number 32 in the 2022 MLB draft, and he's all about giving back to the city that took a chance on him. He told reporters he's open to a long-term deal here, calling the Red's family and saying they've been great to him.

1:01But he knows it's early. The kids keep in a real humble though. After just 4 games, he says he hasn't earned anything yet and just wants to grind every day. He even shouted out his faith and teammates on MLB Network where he talked about snagging national league player of the week honors and how many. Machado's been a huge mentor. With this fire start, Stewart's got the whole league watching, and if he keeps mashing, that extension talk could heat up fast for the Red's rising star.