Zack Cozart will finish his breakout season in a Cincinnati Reds uniform.

Cincinnati reportedly pulled the All-Star shortstop back from revocable waivers after he was claimed by an unknown team this week, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. As a result, Cozart will remain with the Reds past Thursday's playoff eligibility deadline and won't join a contender.

The mystery team that claimed Cozart reportedly did so in order to block another interested club - whose identity also remains unknown - from acquiring the 32-year-old, Heyman adds.

Cozart is in the midst of the finest season of his six-year career, hitting .309/.401/.555 with 17 homers, 20 doubles, 52 walks, and 48 RBIs, along with 4.3 wins above replacement that's second among NL shortstops only to Corey Seager.

While it was acknowledged earlier this year that the Reds and the pending free agent had mutual interest in working out an extension before the winter, it was reported in July that the odds of his signing such an agreement with Cincinnati were "highly unlikely."