LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded infielder Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for minor league outfielder Mike Sirota and the Reds’ Competitive Balance Pick A in the 2025 First Year Player Draft.
About Mike Sirota:
- Age: 21
- Draft: Third-round pick in the 2024 First Year Player Draft by the Reds
- College: Northeastern University
- Stats: In 51 games for the Huskies, Sirota batted .298 with seven home runs and 59 RBIs.
- Achievements: In his sophomore year in 2023, he batted .344 with 18 homers and 54 RBIs, earning All-America Third Team and All-Region Northeast First Team honors.
- Career: Over his collegiate career, he played 143 games, batting .324/.458/.577/1.035 with 29 homers and 111 RBIs, stealing 48 bases in 57 attempts, and walking 120 times against 126 strikeouts. Originally drafted by the Dodgers in 2021 out of the Gunnery Frederick Gunn School in Washington, Connecticut, Sirota did not sign at that time.
About Gavin Lux:
- Age: 27
- 2024 Season: Appeared in 139 games for the Dodgers, hitting 10 homers and driving in 50 runs as the primary second baseman.
- MLB Debut: Made his Major League debut with Los Angeles in 2019.
- Career Stats: Played in 412 games, slashing .252/.326/.383 with 28 homers and 155 RBIs.
- Draft: Originally drafted in the first round (20th overall) of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Indian Trail High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
This trade marks a significant move for both teams, with the Dodgers acquiring a promising young talent in Sirota and a valuable draft pick, while the Reds gain an experienced infielder in Lux.
