Cincinnati Reds Tickets

The world of Major League Baseball within the US is to home to many incredible teams. Some of these teams rise out and become legends by breaking records, setting new records and pocketing many titles. And then there are teams that are legendary even amongst the legends; the Cincinnati Reds are one such awesome team. This amazing major league baseball team has been playing for over a century now, all one hundred years of it, and any team that has played as long as this is not only historic and legendary but also clearly one of the greatest teams in existence within the MLB. This spectacular team hailing from the city of Cincinnati in the state of Ohio is part of the National League in its Central Division.The Cincinnati Reds are all set to report to the training camp. Fans with the Cincinnati Reds tickets are looking forward to the upcoming sessions and the countdown has already started for the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds have been a franchise since back in 1882 and was formed from the Cincinnati Red Stockings who were at that time part of the American Association, one of the two great leagues that existed at that time. In 1890, the Cincinnati Reds were formed out of the Cincinnati Red Stockings and thus the team joined the National League. They have been playing in its since then, making them one of the oldest teams within the National League. In terms of groundbreaking records, the Cincinnati Reds are hardly behind. The team has bagged around five different World Series titles, nine different National League pennants, and countless division titles. Thus, any team that has pocketed five World Series titles is definitely worth seeing live through Cincinnati Reds tickets.

The team’s present home grounds are at the GreatAmericanBallPark and the Cincinnati Reds have been playing here since 2003 after shifting from their old home, the next door Riverfront Stadium. The team’s origins are deep within the history of baseball as a sport. The team from the Cincinnati Reds were formed, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, were the first professional team in baseball formed back in 1866 as an amateur baseball outfit and later on going professional in 1869. In only one year, from 1869 on to 1870, this first baseball team won around one hundred and thirty games, a legendary amongst legendary achievements. The same year, the Cincinnati Red Stockings held a 57-0 record, which is the only Perfect Season in all the history of baseball, a record no other team has ever achieved.

Thus, the Cincinnati Reds are more or less the first professional baseball team as well as the team that nationalized baseball as a sport. But that hardly means that its lacking when it comes to playing the game; with an unbeaten record, even a hundred years later, the Cincinnati Reds are pretty much masters of professional baseball. In the 1890s, the Cincinnati Red Stockings joined the National League and shortened their name to just the Cincinnati Reds. In its first ten years, this team never finished lower than third overall and set new records in baseball.

In 1919, this team won an NL pennant followed by winning the World Championship after defeating the Chicago White Sox. Soon after, the team’s star player, Ernie Lombardi became the Most Valuable Player in the National League with the team winning the World Series. The team also bagged many National League championships, not to mention division championships. The team was still at it in the sixties, having won the National League pennant in 1961 followed by their player, Frank Robinson, named the Rookie of the Year in the National League. The next year, the team won around a hundred games and by the seventies, the team rose to new heights as The Big Red Machine. In 1970, the team went on to win a record seventy matches followed by winning the National League West pennant and the National League pennant, moving on to the World Series.

All in all, twelve of this team’s players have gone on to become the Most Valuable Players in the National League within major league baseball. Add this to the five World Series titles and the many National League pennants won, this team is truly an accomplished one in the world of baseball. In fact, any fan of baseball shouldn’t hesitate at all to grab Cincinnati Reds tickets to watch the first professional baseball team in the history of baseball.

The Cincinnati Reds have signed Bronson Arroyo to a minor league deal and have also invited him to take part in spring training. Arroyo has history with the Reds. He played for the franchise between 2006 and 2013. He then went to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a season. The thing is Arroyo hasn't thrown a major-league pitch since 2014. He is also about to turn 40. It is safe to say, this is his last chance of playing in the MLB. The Cincinnati Reds coaching staff has a big decision to make as well in terms of whether to pick Arroyo for regular season or not. 

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The Ohio Cup is the name of the series played between the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds. The side that wins more games during the season gets to lift the trophy. Before interleague play was introduced by Major League Baseball, the Indians and the Reds only used to play each other in preseason or exhibition fixtures.

The Reds have met the Indians every season since 1997. 2002 was the only time since then when they did not play each other during a regular season campaign. As of May 28, 2018 the two rivals have played one hundred and thirteen games against each other. The Indians lead the head-to-head record with fifty six triumphs. The Reds have won forty seven games. They are yet to meet in the playoffs though.

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