The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division and were a charter member of the American Association in 1881 before joining the NL in 1890.
Atanasio "Tony" Pérez Rigal is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and third baseman from 1964 through 1986,most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976. He also played for the Montreal Expos,Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies.
David Francis Dravecky is an American former professional baseball player,a motivational speaker,and an author. A left-handed pitcher,Dravecky played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres (1982–87) and the San Francisco Giants (1987–89). He was named an All-Star with the Padres in 1983 and played in the 1984 World Series.
Joe Leonard Morgan was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros,Cincinnati Reds,San Francisco Giants,Philadelphia Phillies,and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984. He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in each of those years. Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all time,Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Waite Charles Hoyt was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during 1918–1938. He was one of the dominant pitchers of the 1920s,and the most successful pitcher for the New York Yankees during that decade. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
Franchester Martin Brennaman is an American former sportscaster,best known for his long tenure as the play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network. Known for his opinionated,zealous,and occasionally contentious style,Brennaman called Reds games from 1974 to 2019.
William Nuschler Clark Jr. is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,Baltimore Orioles,and St. Louis Cardinals. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply,"the Thrill."
Sean Thomas Casey,nicknamed "the Mayor",is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Cincinnati Reds,Pittsburgh Pirates,Detroit Tigers,and Boston Red Sox. Casey was selected to the MLB All-Star Game three times during his career. He was the hitting coach for the New York Yankees in 2023. He was a broadcaster and commentator for the MLB Network.
Jeffrey Thomas Montgomery is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During a 13-year baseball career,he pitched from 1987 to 1999,primarily for the Kansas City Royals.
Thomas Wade Brennaman is an American television sportscaster,currently the lead announcer for CW Sports college football games. He is the son of former Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman. He served as a play-by-play commentator for Fox Sports since its inception in 1994 through 2020,the television voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks from 1998 to 2006,and as the voice of the Cincinnati Reds from 2007 through 2020. His career with the Reds and Fox Sports ended abruptly when he was caught on a hot mic making a homophobic statement during a game broadcast. His on-air apology,in which he interrupted himself to call "a drive into deep left field by Castellanos",became an internet meme. Since leaving the Reds,he has served as a commentator for the Roberto Clemente League and for Chatterbox Sports.
Rickey Eugene Reuschel is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1972 to 1991,winning 214 games with a career 3.37 ERA. His nickname was "Big Daddy" because his speed belied his portly physique. He was known for his deceptive style of pitching,which kept hitters off balance by constantly varying the speeds of his pitches.
Jeffrey Braden Francoeur,nicknamed "Frenchy",is an American former professional baseball right fielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves,New York Mets,Texas Rangers,Kansas City Royals,San Francisco Giants,San Diego Padres,Philadelphia Phillies,and Miami Marlins. When his playing days ended,he became a broadcaster;Francoeur is currently one of the lead television analysts for Atlanta Braves games,as well as doing various work for TBS. He also hosts a podcast called "Pure Athlete" that serves as a resource for coaches,parents,and kids going through the process of youth athletics.
Pedro Borbón Rodriguez was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976. Borbón was known for his durability,appearing in more games than any other pitcher in the National League between 1970 and 1978. He also played for the California Angels,San Francisco Giants,and St. Louis Cardinals. In 2010,Borbón was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
Charlton Atlee Hammaker is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played the majority of his career for the San Francisco Giants (1982–1990). He also played for the Kansas City Royals,San Diego Padres,and Chicago White Sox. During his twelve-year career,he won 59 games,lost 67 games and netted five saves.
Scott William Garrelts is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants from 1982 to 1991. Garrelts's best year as a Giant came during the 1989 season,when he went 14-5 with a 2.28 ERA,leading his team to the World Series against their Bay Area rivals,the Oakland Athletics.
Wayne Allan Granger is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds (1969–1971),Minnesota Twins (1972),New York Yankees (1973),Chicago White Sox (1974),Houston Astros (1975) and Montreal Expos (1976). The 6–4,165-pound Granger was one of baseball's most effective and durable relief pitchers during the early years of Cincinnati's famed Big Red Machine.
The 1989 Major League Baseball season saw the Oakland Athletics win their first World Series title since 1974.
The Cincinnati Reds Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 69 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Cincinnati Reds,a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cincinnati station WLW (700 AM) serves as the network's flagship;WLW also simulcasts over a low-power FM translator. The network also includes 68 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio,Indiana,Kentucky,North Carolina,Tennessee and West Virginia:fifty-three AM stations,thirty-nine of which supplement their signals with one or more low-power FM translators,and fifteen full-power FM stations.
The 2019 Cincinnati Reds season was the milestone 150th (Sequicentennial) season for the franchise in Major League Baseball,and their 17th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds were eliminated from playoff contention on September 16 after a loss to the Chicago Cubs.
