| Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
| 2026 proj | 3 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 59.0 | 41 | 18 | 66 | 21 | 3.23 | 1.009 | 36.8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6.43 | 1.429 | 15.7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 68.7 | 41 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 2.88 | 0.917 | 68.7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 38.0 | 40 | 11 | 44 | 19 | 4.50 | 1.342 | 10.0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 69.3 | 45 | 21 | 65 | 23 | 2.99 | 0.952 | 34.6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 62.7 | 60 | 26 | 83 | 31 | 4.45 | 1.372 | 20.1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 63.3 | 56 | 18 | 69 | 34 | 4.83 | 1.168 | 8.4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22.0 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 4.50 | 1.045 | 11.8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 70.0 | 45 | 13 | 96 | 18 | 2.31 | 0.829 | 64.3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 62.0 | 55 | 19 | 63 | 30 | 4.35 | 1.194 | 10.9 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 39 | 8 | 56 | 18 | 3.22 | 0.934 | 21.3 |
| Date | News |
| 5/07/26 | Reds' Pagan has Grade 2 strain; Antone called up. Reds closer Emilio Pagan said Wednesday the Grade 2 diagnosis carries with it a four-to-eight week timetable. The Reds, meanwhile, welcomed reliever Tejay Antone from Triple-A Louisville. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48697020/reds-... |
| 5/07/26 | Reds' Pagan has Grade 2 strain; Antone called up. Reds closer Emilio Pagan said Wednesday the Grade 2 diagnosis carries with it a four-to-eight week timetable. The Reds, meanwhile, welcomed reliever Tejay Antone from Triple-A Louisville. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48697020/reds-... |
| 5/06/26 | Reds closer Pagan (hamstring) carted off, IL-bound.... Reds closer Emilio Pagan will be put on the injured list after being carted off in the ninth inning Tuesday because of a left hamstring injury. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48690538/cinci... |
| 5/06/26 | Reds closer Pagan (hamstring) carted off, IL-bound.... Reds closer Emilio Pagan will be put on the injured list after being carted off in the ninth inning Tuesday because of a left hamstring injury. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48690538/cinci... |
| 4/15/26 | Reds' Pagan to get testing after apparent injury. Reds closer Emilio Pagan appeared to injure himself on his final pitch in Tuesday night's 2-1 win over the Giants. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48490185/reds-... |
| 4/15/26 | Reds' Pagan to get testing after apparent injury. Reds closer Emilio Pagan appeared to injure himself on his final pitch in Tuesday night's 2-1 win over the Giants. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48490185/reds-... |
| 4/15/26 | Reds' Pagan to get testing after apparent injury. Reds closer Emilio Pagan appeared to injure himself on his final pitch in Tuesday night's 2-1 win over the Giants. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48490185/reds-... |
| 8/16/25 | Reds Manager Terry Francona Reacts to Another Blown Lead in Loss to Brewers. The Cincinnati Reds blew another late lead on Saturday night in the 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds had a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning. Emilio Pagan walked the first two batters he faced. After getting a pop-up, he forced a groundball to Matt McLain. McLain flipped the ball to Elly De La Cruz who tried to put some extra on it and the ball got by Spencer Steer and the Brewers tied the game. "That's a hard one," Reds manager Terry Francona said. "You could see he really tried to amp up because that was probably the only way you were going to get him. That made it really tough for Spence to try to knock it down. That was a really difficult play." After both teams scored a run in the Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/reds-manager-terr... |
| 7/04/25 | Cardinals $2 Million Journeyman Predicted To Make First MLB All-Star Game. A St. Louis Cardinals veteran reliever has quietly built a compelling case for a spot in the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Bleacher Report's Andrew Peters recently featured this pitcher among his predictions for National League reserves, alongside other standout relievers like Emilio Pagan (Cincinnati Reds), Jake Bird (Colorado Rockies), Edwin Diaz (New York Mets), Randy Rodriguez (San Francisco Giants), and Robert Suarez (San Diego Padres). Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
| 6/22/25 | Streaking Cardinals seek series sweep of Reds. The Cincinnati Reds have yet to be swept in a series this season. The Reds lost 6-5 in 11 innings on Saturday, a contest in which they held a 5-2 lead after the top of the eighth inning. "The hard part is we had to lead there at the end," relief pitcher Emilio Pagan said. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/streaking-... |
| 5/17/25 | Reds Manager and Others React to 4-1 Win Over Cleveland Guardians. The Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Friday night for their third straight victory and to secure the series win. The Reds' bullpen pitched all nine innings, allowing just one run on eight hits. Emilio Pagan gave credit to Brent Suter who started and gave Cincinnati three scoreless innings. "It starts with Suter," Emilio Pagan said postgame. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/cincinnati-reds-analys... |
| 5/02/25 | “A Light Bulb Went Off” - Reds Reliever Breaks Down His Offseason Epiphany. Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagan has had a big bounce-back season and has taken over the closer role. Pagan is tied for sixth in Major League Baseball with eight games and has an ERA of 2.51. Pagan joined MLB Network to discuss his mindset, when he knew he was the closer, and so much more. When it was announced that Alexis Diaz would miss the start of the season due to injury, Reds manager Terry Francona said they would use a closer-by-committee approach. After Ian Giabut blew a save on Opening Day, Pagan got a chance and took advantage. "The first thing I told Tito was I want to see how good I can get at this game," Pagan said. "Whatever happens after that happens. I felt like I was in a Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/a-light-bulb-went... |
| 5/01/25 | There is a New Closer in Town; Emilio Pagan Replaces Alexis Diaz as Enforcer. Emilio Pagan takes reins as Reds closer as Alexis Diaz gets sent to Triple-A. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/closer-town-emili... |
| 4/27/25 | The Cincinnati Reds Have Found Their Closer. Reds manager Terry Francona said before the regular season that the closer role on the roster would be a by-committee approach. In the Reds' first win of the season, back on March 29th against the San Francisco Giants, Emilio Pagan pitched a perfect ninth inning to get the save. It was the first of seven saves Pagan has made so far this season. Through 14 appearances entering Sunday's series finale at Colorado, Pagan has a 2.70 ERA in 13 1/3 innings pitched with 14 strikeouts to just two walks. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/cincinnati-reds-analys... |
| 4/17/25 | Emilio Pagan's Stellar Start Comes to a Halt Against Mariners. In the closer role for the first time in years, Emilio Pagan was off to a phenomenal start to 2025 before the Seattle Mariners pulled off a comeback win. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/emilio-pagans-ste... |
| 3/30/25 | Reds turn to Nick Martinez in series finale vs. Giants. The Cincinnati Reds will try to give Terry Francona his second win as their manager on Sunday afternoon when they host the San Francisco Giants in the rubber match of a three-game series. Emilio Pagan, who earned the save in Cincinnati's 3-2 victory on Saturday, walked in during Francona's post-game press conference to hand him the game ball. "You would think that after all these years, I couldn't even breathe in the ninth inning," said Francona, who is in his 25th season as a major league manager, with 1,951 wins and 1,673 losses, including his most recent stint with Cleveland. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/reds-turn-... |
| 3/29/25 | Emilio Pagán, Cincinnati Reds closer? He pitches 1-2-3 9th for save in win over Giants. Emilio Pagan pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his 34th career save as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/emilio-pag-n-cinc... |
| 1/25/25 | 'It's Time to Win Now' - Reds Manager Terry Francona Has Helped Create New Tone. Reds relief pitcher Emilio Pagan is noticing a major change in the team since they hired manager Terry Francona. "I don't necessarily think the culture was a problem," Pagan said on Cincinnati's ESPN 1530. Pagan said whenever you bring a Hall of Fame manager in, it's an upgrade. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/it-s-time-to-win-... |
| 11/02/24 | Reds Reliever Returning for 2025 After Exercising Player Option. Cincinnati Reds Reliever Emilio Pagán Returning for 2025 After Exercising Player Option The veteran hopes to bounce back next season. James Rapien | 0 Minutes Ago Sep 25, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Emilio Pagan (15) delivers a pitch in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images In this story: Cincinnati Reds CINCINNATI — The Reds announced that right-hander Emilio Pagán exercised his player option for the 2025 season. The veteran signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the team last December. He posted a 4.50 ERA in 38 games in 2024. He missed more than two Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/transactions/cincinnat... |
| 6/09/24 | Reds RHP Pagan back to IL with right lat strain. Reds reliever Emilio Pagan has a right lat strain and is back on the injured list after appearing in just one game since coming off the IL with right triceps tightness. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40312497/reds-... |