MLB Players Who Played For Reds And Astros

Outfielder Ronnie Dawson was selected by the Houston Astros in the 2016 MLB draft. Ronnie made his MLB debut for the Astros in 2021.

Houston assigned him to the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League, where he spent the whole 2016 season, batting .225 with seven home runs and 36 RBIs.

Dawson was promoted to the majors for the first time by the Astros on April 14, 2021. He made his MLB debut against the Detroit Tigers.

Ronnie later played for the Cincinnati Reds as well. He was selected by the Reds in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft on Dec 8, 2021.

He was sent to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to start the 2022 season. Currently, Ronnie plays for the Lexington Counter Clocks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. 

Jake Buchanan played for Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs. Jake was selected by the Astros in the 8th round of the 2010 draft. 

He pitched for the Class A-Advanced California League's Lancaster JetHawks and the Class AA Texas League's Corpus Christi Hooks in 2011.

Buchanan was designated for assignment by Houston Astros to make a place on the 40-man roster for Joe Thatcher on September 1, 2015. 

Buchanan signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs and was promoted to the major league roster from Triple-A Iowa Cubs when rosters expanded.

The Cubs won the World Series in 2016, giving Buchanan his first championship. He was picked off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds in 2017 and was designated Buchanan for assignment on June 27, 2017.

Former professional baseball player Francisco Cordero achieved his 300th career save with the Reds, becoming the 22nd player to do so.

Francisco finished his major league career with 329 saves and is a three-time MLB All-Star. He has represented Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros in his lengthy MLB career.

Cordero made his MLB debut with Detroit Tigers on August 2, 1999, pitching the ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Tiger Stadium.

He was a major player in the Reds' first playoff appearance in 15 years in 2010, and it was Cordero's first postseason appearance in his career.

Francisco was then traded to Houston in 2012 along with Ben Francisco, Asher Wojciechowski, David Rollins, Joe Musgrove, and Carlos Perez. 

Former infielder Jake Elmore became the 14th player in MLB history to play all nine positions for the Houston Astros in a single season.

Elmore was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 34th round, 1038th overall, of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. 

He began the 2013 season with Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Pacific Coast League after being claimed off waivers by Houston in 2012.

Elmore was called by Astros again and he became the 14th player in Major League Baseball history to catch and pitch in the same game.

Jake was taken off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds in 2014 and sent to the Triple-A Louisville Bats, however, the Reds later renewed Elmore after outrighting him to Louisville on November 3, 2014.

Elmore is one of a select group of MLB players who have played both pitcher and catcher in the same game while often being a shortstop.

North Carolina native Tim Federowicz is a former professional baseball catcher who currently serves as the catching coach for Detroit Tigers. 

Tim played college summer baseball at Cape Cod Baseball League. He was chosen by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round of the 2008 draft.

He was transferred by the Dodgers to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He played in 25 games for the Isotopes, batting.325 with 6 home runs.

On June 1, 2013, against pitcher Jhoulys Chacin, Federowicz hit his first home run in the major leagues at Colorado. He played with the Dodgers in 56 games in 2013, hitting.231 with 4 home runs and 16 RBI.

Federowicz signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros in 2017. The catcher was designated for assignment on June 8, 2018.

Tim joined the Cincinnati Reds under a minor league contract in 2018. He was released from the Reds' 40-man roster and outrighted to the minors on October 3, 2018.

Scott Feldman was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 2003 draft. Feldman became one of the 52 pitchers to have started Cincinnati Red's Opening Day starter in 2017. 

Scott made a name for himself by guiding the Rangers to a successful 2009 season. He agreed to a three-year contract with Houston in 2013. He started for the Astros on opening day and defeated the New York Yankees by shutting them out through the seventh inning.

The Houston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America selected Scott Feldman for the 2014 Astros Darryl Kile Good Guy Award.

In exchange for minor league pitcher Guadalupe Chavez, the Astros dealt Feldman to the Toronto Blue Jays. Scott was a member of the Blue Jays' rosters for the Wild Card and Division Series but was not included on their Championship Series team.

Dominican pitcher Michael Feliz made his MLB debut with Houston Astros in 2015. He joined the Astros in 2010 as an international free agent.

Feliz had a total of 47 MLB appearances in 2016 for Houston, all as a reliever, compiling an 8-1 record with a 4.43 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 65 innings.

On January 13, 2018, the Astros dealt Feliz, Joe Musgrove, Colin Moran, and Jason Martin to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Gerrit Cole.

Feliz battled to a 16.20 ERA with nine strikeouts in nine games for the Reds. Feliz signed a minor league contract in 2021 with the Boston Red Sox, who then sent him to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.

Feliz, who was also a member of the Minnesota Twins, made 18 appearances with the Triple-A St. Paul Saints, posting a 3-1 record, a 2.19 ERA, and 24 strikeouts in 24.2 innings thrown.

Brooks Raley is a professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of the MLB. Brooks played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies. 

Raley was picked by Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the MLB draft in 2009. He played for them for his first season in the Major Leagues in 2012.

Brooks joined the Cincinnati Reds on January 9, 2020, with a minor league deal that came with a spring training invitation. He was added to the Reds' roster for Opening Day.

Raley made his MLB debut for Cincinnati in 2013, pitching four innings in four games before being designated for assignment on August 6, 2013. 

He was later dealt to the Houston Astros in 2020 along with a player to be named later, for minor league pitcher Fredy Medina.

Brooks made 17 relief appearances for Houston in 2020 and was 0-1 with one save, a 3.94 ERA, and 16 innings pitched with 21 strikeouts.

Asher Wojciechowski has played in Major League Baseball for Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles.

Wojciechowski was initially selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 41st overall pick in the first round of the 2010 draft. He participated in 2011 with the Class A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League.  

Asher began the 2013 season with Corpus Christi but was promoted mid-season to the Class AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Pacific Coast League.

Wojciechowski joined the Cincinnati Reds on April 20, 2017, under a minor league deal and started the season with the Louisville Bats of the Class AAA International League.

Colin Moran is the third base for Seattle Mariners in the MLB. Colin also represented Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Pittsburgh Pirates. 

He played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team while he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Moran was the only freshman selected for the All-America team during the first year and was voted Freshman of the Year. After his junior year, he was selected by the Miami Marlins as the sixth overall pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. 

Moran was promoted to the major leagues in 2016 by Astros after they traded for him. He signed one year contract with Cincinnati Reds in 2022.