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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Lauren Theisen

Will Benson and Elly De La Cruz celebrate after De La Cruz scores the winning run

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Better Reds Than Dead

Ray Ratto

FLUSHING, NY - AUGUST 08: Chicago Cubs First Baseman Jeimer Cajndelario (9) and Chicago Cubs Center Fielder Cody Bellinger (24) hi five to celebrate the victory after the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets on August 8, 2023, at Citi Field in Flushing, NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire)

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The Cubs Have Been Good All Along

Chris Thompson

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Elly De La Cruz Is Not Like Other Baseball Players

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 08: Joey Votto #19 of the Cincinnati Reds is congratulated by Elly De La Cruz #44 and Jake Fraley #27 after a three-run home run in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on July 08, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)

The Reds Are Dirty Boys

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 05: Umpire Quinn Wolcott #81 hands the bat of Elly De La Cruz #44 of the Cincinnati Reds back to him as manager David Bell #25 looks on in the second inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on July 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Elly De La Cruz Is The Guy

Joey Votto acknowledges the crowd before his first at bat

The Reds Have Their Heart Back

Those Were Two Great Days To Root For The Reds

<p>Rob Mains is a writer at Baseball Prospectus.</p>


Rob Mains

Cincinnati Reds CEO Bob Castellini and disgraced Reds legend Pete Rose yuk it up at an event honoring Rose's hit record, in 2010.

What The 2023 Forbes Data Tell Us About The Business Of Baseball

CINCINNATI, OHIO - JULY 04: Mark Canha #19 of the New York Mets is hit by a pitch in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 04, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Let The Reds Plunk The Mets Until The Sun Swallows Us All

Albert Burneko

Aristides Aquino Unleashed The Throw Of The Year, And They Let Us See It

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