According to reports from Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of The Post, the Dodgers have finalized a trade to bring pitcher Alexis Diaz on board. Diaz is the younger sibling of Mets’ closer Edwin Diaz and was previously with the Reds.

The trade sends Los Angeles’ 2024 draft pick, Mike Villani, to Cincinnati in return as part of the deal. 

This agreement marks the conclusion of Diaz’s tenure with the Reds, following a challenging period earlier in the year. He had been sent down to Triple-A Louisville and posted a 4.61 ERA across 14 minor league games this season.

The plan is now for Diaz to report to the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City following the trade, according to The Athletic. 

At the start of the 2025 season, Diaz was placed on the Reds’ injured list due to a left hamstring injury. Upon his return, he participated in six games but faced significant difficulties, allowing eight earned runs in just six innings of play.

He only struck out three batters during that stretch and walked five before the Reds sent him down to Triple-A on May 1. 

Consistency has been a problem in the minors still, despite showing flashes of what made him an All-Star in 2023. 

Diaz struck out a career-best 86 batters in 67 1/3 innings pitched in 2023 while recording a 3.07 ERA. 

He still recorded solid numbers in 2024 when he had a 3.99 ERA in 56 1/3 innings pitched for the Reds before things took a turn in 2025. 

Villani was taken with a 13th-round pick by the Dodgers out of Long Beach State during last year’s draft and made his pro debut this season, throwing two innings in the Arizona Complex League, where he struck out five batters. 

He is currently on the seven-day injured list.