Cincinnati Reds

For other uses, see Cincinnati Reds (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Cincinnati Red.

Cincinnati Reds
2024 Cincinnati Reds season
LogoCap insignia
Major league affiliations
Current uniform
Retired numbers
Colors
  • Red, black, white[1][2]
         
Name
  • Cincinnati Reds (1890–present)
  • Cincinnati Redlegs (1953–1958)
  • Cincinnati Red Stockings (1881–1889)
Other nicknames
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (5)
NL Pennants (9)
AA Pennants (1)1882
NL Central Division titles (3)
NL West Division titles (7)
Wild card berths (2)
Front office
Principal owner(s)Bob Castellini
President of baseball operationsNick Krall
General managerBrad Meador
ManagerTerry Francona
Websitemlb.com/reds

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.[3][4]

The Reds played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993, before joining the Central division in 1994. For several years in the 1970s, they were considered the most dominant team in baseball, most notably winning the 1975 and 1976 World Series; the team was colloquially known as the "Big Red Machine" during this time, and it included Hall of Fame members Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Pérez, as well as the controversial Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader in Major League Baseball. Overall, the Reds have won five World Series championships, nine NL pennants, one AA pennant and 10 division titles. The team plays its home games at Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003. Bob Castellini has been the CEO of the Reds since 2006. From 1882 to 2024, the Reds' overall win–loss record is 10,934–10,766–139 (a .504 winning percentage).[5]

  1. ^ Footer, Alyson (August 6, 2014). "Reds pay homage to past with 2015 All-Star logo". Reds.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018. The primary logo in the center of the illustration depicts the handlebar mustache and old-style square cap worn by the Reds' most traditional mascot, Mr. Redlegs. His perfectly round head sits on top of the Reds' classic oval-shaped "C." The crossed bats represent a traditional baseball design, while the addition of deep red creates dimension to the Reds' colors of red and black.
  2. ^ "Uniforms". Reds.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2021. For the first time in club history, black became a primary element of the Reds' uniform color scheme in 1999.
  3. ^ Sheldon, Mark (December 21, 2020). "History of the Reds' team name". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Reds Timeline". Reds.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.