Report: Reds sign first-round draft pick

Jonathan India hit .350 as junior at Florida
Florida third baseman Jonathan India hits a two run double against the LSU Tigers in the third inning during game one of the College World Series Championship Series on June 26, 2017 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

Credit: Peter Aiken

Credit: Peter Aiken

Florida third baseman Jonathan India hits a two run double against the LSU Tigers in the third inning during game one of the College World Series Championship Series on June 26, 2017 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
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The Cincinnati Reds reached a $5.9-million deal with first-round pick Jonathan India, according to a report by Jon Heyman on Sunday.

Mark Sheldon, of MLB.com, reported the contract is pending a physical.

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The Reds drafted India, a third baseman, with the No. 5 pick in the first round in June. He hit .350 with 21 home runs in 68 games with the Florida Gators as a junior.

India, originally from Coral Springs, Fla., and American Heritage High School, was named the 2018 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.

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