(Caption and Credit for Photo: Pirates reliever Kyle Nicolas pitches during a game at LECOM Park in Bradenton. (Christopher Horner/ TribLive)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Pirates traded reliever pitcher Kyle Nicolas to the Cincinnati Reds yesterday in exchange for infielder/outfielder Tyler Callihan. The twenty-five-year-old Callihan is ranked as the Reds’ No. 19 prospect by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline. Callihan made his Major League Baseball debut on April 30th, 2025, and went 1 for 6 in four games. The twenty-seven-year-old Nicolas, who is a right-handed reliever, had a record of 3-4, a 4.68 ERA and 1.48 WHIP, while averaging 8.8 strikeouts and 4.9 walks per nine innings in 98 innings over 86 appearances with the Pirates in three seasons with the team. Nicolas will return to Ohio thanks to this trade to the Reds because he is a native of Massillon, Ohio, and he will also play for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic.