MLB

By Dan P. Hock January 30th, 2024   The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced the following 13 players will attend Major League camp as non-roster invitees. Andrés Alvarez (INF) – Will attend big league camp for the second straight season as a non-roster invitee…Spent all of 2023 with Altoona, where he hit .215 (73-for-339) with 18…

By Dan P. Hock 1 31 2024   The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman to a one-year contract for the 2024 season. The 35-year-old went a combined 6-5 with six saves, a 3.09 ERA (58.1ip/20er), 103 strikeouts and .175 batting average against in 61 appearances last season with Kansas City and the…

By Dan P. Hock Cincinnati Native Agrees To 1-Year Contract   CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Reds President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall  announced in early January the signing of free agent LHP Brent Suter to a 1-year, $2.5 million contract through the 2024 season with a $3.5 million club option for 2025 and a $500,000 team…

By Doc McElroy  

By Doc McElroy FROM TWITTER; COURTESY GUARDIANS MEDIA RELATIONS

By Doc McElroy     COURTESY REDS MEDIA RELATIONS  

By Doc McElroy FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Derrel McKinley “Bud” Harrelson (June 6, 1944 – January 11, 2024) was an American professional baseball shortstop, coach, and manager. He played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers from 1965 to 1980. After his retirement as a player, he served as a coach for the World Champion 1986 Mets, and as manager of the Mets in 1990 and 1991. He was a coach and part-owner of…

January 2, 2024   Free Agent Righthander Agrees To 1-Year Contract CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Reds President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall today announced the signing of free agent RHP Frankie Montas (mone-TAHS) to a 1-year, $14 million contract through the 2024 season with a $20 million mutual option for 2025 and a $2 million team…

By Doc McElroy The Cincinnati Reds re-signed right-handed reliever Buck Farmer on Thursday. The 32-year-old Georgia native has been a key component in an improved bullpen during the 2023 season. Farmer, who was a free agent after the 2023 season, signed a one-year, $2.25 million deal. However, he can earn an additional  $350,000 in performance…

By Doc McElroy The Cincinnati Reds announce country music star Thomas Rhett will perform a post-game concert at Great American Ball Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, benefiting Love One International. The concert will follow the Reds vs. Oakland A’s game (5:10 p.m. start time) and feature a full-length Thomas Rhett set. All fans with a ticket…

By Doc McElroy Single-game tickets for Cincinnati Reds Spring Training home games are on sale at www.reds.com/spring. The Reds open 2024 Cactus League play on Saturday, Feb. 24 vs. the Cleveland Guardians at Goodyear Ballpark. The Reds are scheduled to play 15 home games at Goodyear Ballpark, along with two games as the visiting team…

By Doc McElroy Bally Sports Redsfest presented by PNC attracted 16,289 fans to the Duke Energy Convention Center on Dec. 1-2, 2023, with a total of 79 major league players, coaches, alumni and broadcasters in attendance. Redsfest is the largest team fan festival throughout Major League Baseball. Activities included autographs and meet & greets with…

By Doc McElroy CINCINNATI – In early December, during Bally Sports Ohio Redsfest presented by PNC Bank at Duke Energy Convention Center downtown, the Reds and the local chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced their 2023 Major League award winners. IF/OF Spencer Steer (156g, .271, 37 2b, 3 3b, 23hr, 86rbi, 15sb .820ops) was…

By Doc McElroy

COURTESY REDS MEDIA RELATIONS

By Doc McElroy The 40-year-old Miguel Cabrera is a future Hall of Famer. He played for the Tigers and Marlins. Is the only player with a.300 lifetime average, 500 doubles and 600 home runs as well as a Triple Crown. He had 3,174 hits and 1,881 RBI’s. Was a World Series champion in 2003 with…

By Doc McElroy The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum presented by Dinsmore is once again offering offseason clubhouse tours of Great American Ball Park. The Major League Clubhouse Tour is an expanded version of the Great American Ball Park Tour and visits the dugouts, warning track, press box, and club areas around the…

By Doc McElroy FOX Sports and ESPN Radio to Present Baseball’s 119th Fall Classic October 24th, 2023   Major League Baseball today announced the broadcast schedule for the 2023 World Series presented by Capital One.  The 119th Fall Classic will be covered exclusively FOX Sports and ESPN Radio.  FOX Deportes serves as the exclusive Spanish-language, linear…