Pendleton County at RED's Opening Day
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A sea of Red: Cincinnati Reds fans packed Great American Ballpark on March 30. A new-record crowd of 44,063 turned out on a beautiful, sunny day with temperatures in the mid-60’s.
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Lifelong friends Jonathon Peoples and Andrew Spencer took in the game from section 118.
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Keith and Jana Smith of Butler brought their four-year-old granddaughter Rori to her first ever Opening Day. They enjoyed the view from section 436.
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The Reds dugout celebrated a fourth-inning home run by third baseman Spencer Steer. Once he entered the dugout he sported a viking helmet that the team is using to honor players who hit home runs during the season.
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Rodney Hamilton made a triumphant return to the Opening Day parade as he overcame serious health issues to join his teammates from the Red Stockings HOF vintage team.
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PCHS alum and current NKU student Corey Reilly is employed by the Reds and assisted in covering the Triple Play Suites located on Level 3 at GABP.
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David Bell, now beginning his fifth season as Reds manager, addresses reporters following his club’s 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Hunter Greene threw three innings for the Reds and struke out eight batters. The 23 year-old became the youngest pitcher since Frank Pastore in 1980 to start for the Reds on Opening Day.
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Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India will be counted on this season to provide all star caliber hitting at the top of the lineup.
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Former Reds all star Todd Frazier threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Now retired, Frazier played for the Reds from 2011-15 and won the home run derby in Cincinnati in 2015.
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A celebration like no other: The 147th Opening Day saw Denver, KY native Marlana VanHoose perform the national athem while a pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard Base in Toledo flew over the ballpark. Members of the Cincinnati Firefighters Department unfurled a 300 foot by 150 foot American Flag.
All photos for Opening Day 2023 were provided by Sam McClanahan.