CINCINNATI -- As the Reds were consoling each other following their Oct. 1 exit from the playoffs with two losses against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, closer Emilio Pagán sat in his locker stall seeming to quietly take it all in.

About to be a free agent again, Pagán was hopeful that it wasn't a last goodbye from his teammates and from Cincinnati.

"I’d love to run it back with them and take another run at it. Nothing’s guaranteed in this game. We’ll see what happens," said Pagán, who did not appear in either of the two losses at Los Angeles.

After it became clear that 2023 All-Star Alexis Díaz was not going to retain his job as closer after he began the season on the injured list, the Reds opened ‘25 without naming one. Ian Gibaut got the first shot on Opening Day and blew the save

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