BRISTOL, Tenn. — Buckle up. Major League Baseball is coming to “Thunder Valley.” MLB announced Friday morning that the Braves and Reds will play a regular-season game in 2025 at the historic Bristol Motor Speedway in northeastern Tennessee on Saturday, Aug. 2, in the MLB Speedway Classic.

MILWAUKEE – Friday's series opener vs. the Brewers marked the start of yet another opportunity before the Reds to build the momentum that has eluded them for most of 2024. It's a stretch of 12 of the next 15 games against teams in postseason contention – including nine vs. National

In 2023, four MLB players recorded at least 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases. Helped in part by the introduction of bigger bases and the limit on mound disengagements, that tied the AL/NL record for most 30-30 seasons in a single year. This season may break it. Four players,

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MIAMI -- It was quite a memorable night for the Reds, who had plenty of historic -- or near-historic -- moments in their 10-inning 10-4 series-finale win over the Marlins on Thursday night at loanDepot park. Let’s begin at the end: With their go-ahead 10th inning, the Reds scored seven

MIAMI -- With one swing in the top of the seventh inning, TJ Friedl changed the entire tenor of the Reds’ 6-4 loss to the Marlins on Wednesday night. Until Friedl stepped to the plate, with two outs and bases loaded, Cincinnati was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position on

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Consistency is elusive over the long haul of an MLB season. Fortunes rise and fall, for teams and players alike. Well, not so much for Aaron Judge and the Hitter Power Rankings. Yes, the Yankees slugger started a bit slowly in 2024. But once he got going, he did not

MIAMI – In less than a year and half, Elly De La Cruz has made his mark on the baseball world. Whether it’s his towering home runs, strong arm or incredible speed, the Reds slugger has been the best example of the modern player -- one that seemingly looks to

MLB Pipeline will unveil its new Top 100 Prospects list and revamped Top 30s for every farm system next Tuesday. We won't let any specific ranks slip just yet, but we'll give you a sneak preview by identifying the prospect who has boosted his stock the most on each team's

MIAMI -- Ever since Tyler Stephenson became a first-time father at the beginning of July, his teammates and coaches have been teasing him about “dad strength.” So of course, just over a month after his wife, Carlyn, gave birth to their daughter, it was Stephenson who opened the scoring in

MIAMI -- Elly De La Cruz is no stranger to history. He’s already had some impressive outings in his young career, but on Monday night in Miami, De La Cruz joined two other Cincinnati greats on an exclusive list. With a pair of home runs in the Reds’ 10-3 win

From MVP of the All-Star Futures Game to Midwest League Player of the Week, the hits just keep coming for MLB's No. 82 overall prospect, Cam Collier, this summer -- literally. Collier earned the Minor League Player of the Week Spotlight after going 10-for-17 with five extra-base hits, hitting safely

The two southpaws dominating their respective leagues are still the favorites in the first MLB.com Cy Young Award poll of the second half. Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale led the way in our last poll heading into the All-Star break. And they remain in the No. 1 spots now. But

CINCINNATI -- Had it not been for injuries, Santiago Espinal would not be a member of the Cincinnati Reds. But in recent weeks, he’s been one of the club’s more productive hitters and continues to force manager David Bell’s hand for more playing time. Espinal had another solid day in

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In its 15th year, the annual Community Makeover visited Cincinnati’s Bond Hill neighborhood for the first time. It was one of the most ambitious collaborations that resulted in some of the most remarkable community outcomes. Every year, the Reds Community Fund (RCF) works with its partners to choose a local

CINCINNATI -- Hunter Greene doesn’t seek personal accolades, and he isn’t much interested in historical context. But when the Reds right-hander is doing something that nobody’s done since Johnny Vander Meer tossed back-to-back no-hitters in 1938, it’s difficult to ignore. “I’m not paying too much attention to it,” Greene said.

CINCINNATI -- The Reds were on the wrong side of history on Friday night at Great American Ball Park. All they could do was tip their caps to Giants left-hander Blake Snell, who tossed the third no-hitter in the ballpark’s history in Cincinnati’s series-opening 3-0 loss. It was the 14th

CINCINNATI -- When the Trade Deadline expired early Tuesday evening, second baseman Jonathan India got through it once again with the outcome he had been hoping for. “Another Deadline passed and I’m still a Red, which is a good feeling," India said Wednesday before Cincinnati was roughed up for a

Much of the talk leading up to Tuesday’s Trade Deadline was about whether two ace AL Central left-handers -- Tarik Skubal of the Tigers and Garrett Crochet of the White Sox -- would be dealt. In the end, both stayed put. And both remained in our latest edition of the

The 2024 MLB postseason will feature a month of games broadcast across six channels and, for the first time, includes a wrinkle for the start of the World Series. Overall, the postseason is scheduled to run from the start of the Wild Card Series on Tuesday, Oct. 1, to a

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