Cincinnati Reds: Shogo akiyama| Record 2021| Division| Closer 2022

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League Central division, and were a charter member of the American Association in 1881 before joining the NL in 1890.

Cincinnati Reds: Shogo akiyama| Record 2021| Division| Closer 2022

Shogo Akiyama:

Not even an emotional opening ceremony that included Chipper Jones throwing out the first pitch of the season and the unveiling of the World Series pennant prevented the Reds from pulling off a surprise victory by blowing out Max Fried on the mound who took the loss in a game that included a three-run home run by Brandon Drury and a Tyler Mahle pitching gem.

MLB Opening Day 2022 finally got to work and it was very interesting in both the National League and the American League to the extent that when a party was expected in the first game of the defending World Series champions, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds dented their crown on Thursday.

Record 2021:

Few expected the Reds to contend for the postseason in 2021, so it was a remarkable season in many respects that the club challenged for a playoff spot into September.

Division:

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.

Closer 2022:

The Braves unveiled their World Series pennant in right field in a pregame ceremony after two parachutists landed in the outfield carrying championship banners.

“It was great,” Reds manager David Bell said. “It was fun to be part of that atmosphere, really.”

Fried, the winning pitcher in the World Series-clinching Game 6 win over Houston, couldn’t repeat that success in his opening day start.