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February 10, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. puts on a Reds cap as reds executive John Allen laughs in the background during a press conference which announced him as a Cincinnati Red.
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February 10, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. puts on a Reds cap as reds executive John Allen laughs in the background during a press conference which announced him as a Cincinnati Red.
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March 26, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. (standing) and Ken Griffey Sr. pose for a photograph in the spring of 2000 in Sarasota, Fl.
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April 3, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. stands in the dugout area taking in the opening day scene in Cinergy Field before the game.
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April 3, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. salutes the crowd with Barry Larkin as he takes the field for his first introduction as a Cincinnati Red at Cinergy Field.
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April 20, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. slams the first of two homers, this one in the fourth inning against the San Francisco Giants.
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May 5, 2000: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire greet each other during batting practice at Cinergry Field.
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May 17, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. stands next to a big box of Wheaties with his photo on it after the unveiling of the Wheaties box before the start of the Reds game with the Pirates.
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May 26, 2000: Tony Perez, former Cincinnati Reds player, coach and manager, hugs the Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr. during batting practice at Cinergy Field.
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June 3, 2000: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. watches the Big Red Machine Reunion Night festivities while at Cinergy Field.
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June 3, 2000: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. gestures to the stands after hitting a home run in the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins.
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June 7, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. swings in the fifth inning as Chicago White Sox pitcher Jim Parque follows through.
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June 9, 2000: Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. tosses a bat from the rack onto the field following his ejection in the eighth inning against Cleveland. His father Ken Sr. is on the right.
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August 8, 2000: Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. reacts as assistant media relations director Mike Vassallo walks into the Reds office where Griffey was spending time with Kyle Payne, 12, of Goshen. Kyle got to meet Ken Griffey Jr. through Dreamworks.
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September 3, 2000: Reds center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. was out of the lineup and into the WLW broadcast booth during the eighth inning. Visible, (second from the left/foreground) is announcer Marty Brennaman, who earlier criticized Griffey for not hustling.
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The Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr. and Dmitri Young have a laugh during the National Anthem before their spring training game against Cleveland on March 2, 2001.
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Ken Griffey Jr. stands in center field with an advertising backdrop on the outfield wall. The backdrop is a rendering of the proposed Great American Ball Park presently under construction. The Reds lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Aug. 19. 2001.
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Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. celebrates with teammates after hitting an inside-the-park home run to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in extra innings on Aug. 20, 2001.
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Ken Griffey, Jr. on Feb. 23, 2002.
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Ohio native, actor Luke Perry talks with the Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr. before Perry read Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech prior to the Reds’ game against the Atlanta Braves on June 1, 2002.
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Cincinnati Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr. connects for a home run during the fourth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 6, 2002.
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September 29, 2002: Reds center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. walks to the on deck circle for his first at-bat against the St. Louis Cardinals at Cinergy Field.
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February 18, 2003: Cincinnati Reds outfielders Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn joke as they get ready for batting practice during spring training in Sarasota, Florida.
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March 28, 2003: Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn (left) get in a little face to face confrontation with WLW broadcaster Andy Furman as Bill “Seg” Dennison looks on. It was a lighthearted exchange.
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April 4, 2003 Ken Griffey Jr. tosses the ball prior to the start of the Business Day Special against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park.
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May 23, 2004: Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 490th career homer against the Houston Astros.
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June 6, 2004: The crowd roars as Ken Griffey, Jr. returns to the dugout after hitting homer 498. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Montreal Expos 6-5.
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June 8, 2004: Ken Griffey Jr. readies to return the ball to the infield after a great catch in the outfield against the Oakland A’s.
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June 11, 2004. Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. is brushed back by a pitch in the first inning against Cleveland at Jacobs Field.
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June 19, 2004: Ken Griffey Jr.’s quest for his 500th career home run moved to St. Louis against the Cardinals. Griffey held court with scribes prior to the game and entertained fans with his antics that included using a still photographer’s camera to make some photographs.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. gets a big hug from Reds radio play-by-play announcer Joe Nuxhall after he was presented with a trophy for hitting his 500th career home run on June 25, 2004.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. stands on deck in the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 26, 2004 at Great American Ball Park.
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August 15, 2004: Reds center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. faces surgery tomorrow but was in a good mood as he visited the Reds dugout prior to the game against the San Diego Padres.
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September 20, 2004 REDS: From left, Davey Concepcion, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, George Foster and Ken Griffey Jr. subbing for his father, as the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame celebrated its completion with a gala.
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The Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr. poses with the Baltimore Orioles’ Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa, all 500-career home run hitters at Great American Ball Park on June 11, 2005.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. takes his own picture during the Kroger/Fujifilm Photo day where the fans flooded the stadium to take pictures of their favorite players before their game against the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park on July 16, 2005.
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April 3, 2006: Ken Griffey Jr. talks about his bat with President George W. Bush during a clubhouse visit. The Cincinnati Reds played host to the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park. Bush, a guest of Reds CEO Bob Castellini, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
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September 25, 2006: Ken Griffey Jr. bumps elbows with Brandon Philips as he returns to the dugout after his go-ahead three-run pinch hit homer. The Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4 to close out the home season at Great American Ball Park.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. picks out a new glove for his son, Trey, from Rawlings before practice at spring training on Feb. 22, 2007.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. at spring training, Feb. 23, 2007.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. rounds first base past coach Billy Hatcher on his two-run fifth inning home run against the Houston Astros at Great American Ball Park on May 8, 2007.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. makes an over-the-shoulder catch off the bat of the Milwaukee Brewers Damian Miller in the second inning at Great American Ball Park on July 24, 2007.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and the Giants outfielder Barry Bonds hang out during batting practice at Great American Ball Park on July 3, 2007.
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(Left to right) Cincinnati Reds Joey Votto, Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey Jr. take a break from the batting cage at spring training in Sarasota, Florida on Feb. 23, 2008.
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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. jokingly pitches off the mound in front of pitching coach Dick Pole at spring training in Sarasota, Florida on Feb. 23, 2008.
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Ken Griffey Jr. heads to first after getting a hit in the first inning against the Houston Astros on April 24, 2008.
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July 5, 2008: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. singles to right field in the fifth against the Washington Nationals.
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August 8, 2014: Former Cincinnati Reds greats Ron Oester, Ken Griffey Jr. and Dave Parker, all 2014 Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Inductees, sit for a meet and greet at the Reds Hall of Fame.
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August 9, 2014: Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame announcer Mary Brennaman jokes with Ken Griffey Jr. in the dugout prior to the Reds Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Great American Ball Park.
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Ken Griffey Jr., left, asks his dad, Ken Griffey Sr., if he’d like to play catch before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs on Aug. 11, 2022, at the MLB Field of Dreams stadium in Dyersville, Iowa
GOODYEAR, AZ. − It was an impressive day of power hitting for the Cincinnati Reds against the division rival Chicago Cubs. The Reds (5-4) pounded six home runs and 14 total hits in a 17-9 win over the Cubs at Goodyear Ballpark on Monday, March 2.
“Not a real good day to be a fly ball pitcher,” Reds manager Terry Francona said.
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Matt McLain punctuates his case for hitting second in Reds’ lineup
Francona long ago identified the No. 2 position in his club’s batting order as one of the key riddles to be solved this spring. Cincinnati needs to split up presumptive leadoff man, T.J. Friedl, and presumptive No. 3-hitter, Elly De La Cruz, Francona has said.
Matt McLain continued mounting his strong case to helm that critical spot in the lineup as he went 2-for-2 with two three-run homers, two walks, three runs scored and six RBI.
Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain (9) takes live batting practice at the Cincinnati Reds player development complex in Goodyear, Ariz., on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
More: ‘He’s gone through the struggle.’ Can Reds’ Matt McLain bounce back?
McLain entered the game against the Cubs with a team-best six hits through just four games. Francona has said McLain would be ideal to hit second this year but couldn’t be handed the role after his 2025 season (.220 batting average, .643 OPS).
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“First and foremost, I’ve got to go out there and earn it after last year,” McLain said. “Which I want, but by the same token, wherever I hit in the lineup, I’m going to take my at-bat and survey what I need to do that at-bat to help the team win and do that.
“Whether that’s being in the two-hole, and T.J. hits a double, move him over, bunt him over, get a base hit, get on base – I just want to have good at-bats all year long, competitive at-bats. No matter where I am in the lineup.”
Brady Singer hit hard in ’26 Cactus League debut for Reds
Workhorse Cincinnati pitcher Brady Singer was roughed up in his spring debut and didn’t retire a batter until the sixth Cubs hitter in the top of the first inning.
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Singer ended up working into the third inning. He was charged with five runs on seven hits with two walks. He threw 46 pitches and 28 went for strikes.
Francona wasn’t alarmed by Singer’s outing, saying catcher Jose Trevino reported encouraging things from his vantage point backstopping Singer.
“He will be fine,” Francona said. “The ball came out OK. It was his first time (this spring).”
Reds put on a show of power
In addition to McLain’s long blasts, Noelvi Marte hit a solo home run off the center field batter’s eye, Sal Stewart hit a towering ball just to the left of the batter’s eye and might have had the distance and height to clear the wall.
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Rece Hinds and Garrett Hampson also went deep in the game.
All told, Cincinnati’s home runs were measured to have traveled more than 2,000 combined feet − and that didn’t include an estimate for the Hinds’ homer, which MLB.com initially didn’t list.
Next up for Cincinnati: A WBC exhibition
The Reds are off March 3. On March 4, they’ll host the Cuban national team at Goodyear Ballpark in a tuneup game for the World Baseball Classic-bound Cubans. First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. ET.
MLB clubs around the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues will face WBC teams March 3 and March 4. Pool play begins March 4 in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome when Chinese Taipei faces Australia (FS1, 10 p.m. ET).
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Cuba was drawn into Pool A for the first stage of the WBC. It will face Canada, Colombia, Puerto Rica and Panama.
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MARCH 27, 1951: Walker Cooper, left, Boston Braves’ catcher, and Hobie Landrith, Reds’ backstop, talk things over at spring training camp.
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MARCH 27, 1951: Walker Cooper, left, Boston Braves’ catcher, and Hobie Landrith, Reds’ backstop, talk things over at spring training camp.
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MARCH 21, 1954: Catcher Ed Bailey and his wife.
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APRIL 3, 1956: NUXHALL: Joe Nuxhall with wife, Donzetta and sons, Phil and Kim at spring training in Tampa, Fla.
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FEBRUARY 28, 1957: Ted Kluszewski stepping into a pitch during a batting drill.
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MARCH 5, 1959: Ed Bailey working on his shoes.
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FEBRUARY 24, 1961: Among the runners above are, from left, pitcher Marv Fodor (No. 45), pitcher Dave Stenhouse (No. 61), catcher Jerry Zimmerman (No. 8), infielder Lou Skizas (No. 21), pitcher Joey Jay (hatless), catcher Larry Rancourt (No. 33), and pitcher Ken Hunt (No. 50), leading the charge.
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MARCH 12, 1961: Eddie Kasko, right, is diagramming some future Reds plays in the sands at Tampa, Fla., while a couple of his teammates, Gene Freese, left, and rookie Jim Baumer, look on during a spring training session.
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MARCH 17, 1961: Reds pitchers Jim Maloney, left, and Jim O’Toole ham it up in anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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MARCH 26, 1961: Reds manager Fred Hutchinson talks a little business with Hank Greenberg, vice president and treasurer of the Chicago White Sox, during a meeting at the Reds’ spring training camp in Tampa, Fla.
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MARCH 5, 1962: Gene Freese, Cincinnati Reds’ third baseman, gets first aid from assistant trainer, Joe Carroll, after he broke his right ankle during the team’s first intra-squad game of the spring training season in Tampa. Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson looks on at left.
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MARCH 1963: Al Lopez Field, winter home of the Cincinnati Reds in Tampa, Fla.
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MARCH 24, 1963: Don Blasingame and daughter Dawn at spring training in Tampa.
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MARCH 5, 1967: Reds’ veteran Jim Maloney, left, chats with rookie Gary Nolan at spring training camp in Tampa, Fla.
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MARCH 7, 1973: Joe Morgan and Bobby Tolan.
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APRIL 1976: Pete Rose during Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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1977: Rawly Eastwick, left, and Larry Shepard during Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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1977: Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 2, 1977: Pete Rose sharpens his skills at table tennis in the clubhouse.
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MARCH 1978: Visitors watch batting practice during Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 1978: Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 6, 1978: Jack Billingham cleans out his locker at the Reds’ spring training headquarters.
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MARCH 12, 1978: Spectators line the roped-off edge of the ball field to watch Reds go through a routine.
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1979: Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 18, 1979: Joe Morgan greets fans near the backstop before a recent exhibition game.
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1981: Johnny Bench signs autographs during Spring Training 1981.
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1981: Johnny Bench gives an interview during Spring Training 1981.
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MARCH 2, 1982: Cincinnati Reds manager John McNamara, right, talking baseball with Notre Dame head football coach Gerry Faust, left, as he visited the Reds’ spring training camp in Tampa, Fla. Richard Wagner, president and chief executive officer of the Reds, center, joined the discussion.
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MARCH 9, 1982: Jose Brito’s fastball is a fuzzy blur in the camera’s eye as it speeds plateward during a spring training workout in Tampa, Fla. Watching the Reds rookie are Charlie Leibrandto (left), Mike LaCross (51) and Rick O’Keeffe (58).
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MARCH 8, 1983: Johnny Bench , center, practices some casting in a giant Redsland mud puddle in Tampa. Looking on are catcher Steve Christmas, left, and pitcher Tommy Hume.
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FEBRUARY 26, 1984: Tony Perez returned to a familiar position, crashing line drives all over the Redsland spring training complex during the first workout for Cincinnati’s position players.
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MARCH 1984: Left to right: Mark Stowe, Jim Stockelman, and Mike Burkhart play cards in Redsland where they sleep during spring training.
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MARCH 1984: Running workout during Cincinnati Reds spring training.
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MARCH 10, 1984: Infielders Wade Rowden, Skeeter Barnes and Nick Esasky ham it up for the photographer during break in Reds’ spring training activities at Tampa. Barnes, a Cincinnatian, is up from Indianapolis; Rowden from Waterbury.
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FEBRUARY 22, 1986: Trainer Larry Starr (in shorts) leads the 28 Reds in camp through running drills. Among those in action are pitchers John Franco (31), Frank Pastore (35) and Ted Power (48), and player-manager Pete Rose (in dark jacket behind Rastore).
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MARCH 9, 1988: Tom Browning came to spring training with an attitude shaped by last year’s performance.
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MARCH 12, 1988: Pitching coach Scott Breeden shows starter Danny Jackson a couple of ways to grip the ball during spring training workouts in Florida.
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UNDATED: Cincinnati Reds player Chris Sabo signs autographs in Plant City, Florida during spring training.
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Lou Piniella’s theory of hitting begins with the feet. Piniella was very active working with hitters during spring training in 1990. Here, he offers advice to catcher Terry McGriff.
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MARCH 23, 1990: Cincinnati Reds catcher Joe Oliver at spring training camp in Florida.
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MARCH 27, 1991: Glenn Braggs.
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February 17, 1996: Reds outfielder Eric Davis works on his bunting during batting practice on the first day of spring training in Plant City.
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February 21, 1996: Reds pitchers John Smiley, Dave Burba, and Trevor Wilson walk from the clubhouse to the field for warmups at spring training in Plant City.
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February 14, 1998: Reds players Damian Jackson, left, and Reggie Sanders play around during a pepper drill during the first day of Reds spring training workouts at the Sarasota Sports Complex.
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February 23, 1998: ESPN sports analyst Dick Vitale talks to Willie Greene as Vitale visited the Reds spring training camp in Sarasota.
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February 23, 1998: Gary Pagano, a server at the Cafe L’Europe restaurant in Sarasota, throws to a Reds player during a pepper game at the start of the Reds spring training camp. Pagano is living every baseball fan’s dream, being able to participate in the camp of a major league baseball team.
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February 27, 1998: Reds owner Marge Schott gets a hug from manager Jack McKeon at the Reds new spring training camp in Sarasota.
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March 14, 1998: Reds first baseman Eduardo Perez (left) and shortstop Barry Larkin (right) watch a potential home run from the batting cages at the Reds spring training camp in Sarasota.
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February 21, 1999: Reds pitchers work out with medicine balls, bouncing them of a wall at the Reds spring training facility in Sarasota.
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February 22, 1999: Reds pitcher Dennys Reyes slides during a drill at spring training camp in Sarasota.
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February 23, 1999: Reds infielder Pokey Reese gets a greeting from broadcaster Joe Nuxall at the Reds spring training facility in Sarasota.
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February 26, 1999: Reds infielder Aaron Boone checks out his batting position as he speaks to coach Buddy Bell at the Reds spring training facility in Sarasota.
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February 26, 1999: Reds infielder Barry Larkin smiles during warmups at the Reds spring training facility in Sarasota.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Matt McLain leads a Reds power surge against the Chicago Cubs