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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PHOTOS: Dayton Dragons fans meet team and Hall of Famer
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Over 1,000 people were able to meet Dayton Dragons team members and a Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame inductee on Saturday. This was the first of three annual 'Meet the Team' events; this session was held at 10 a.m. on June 7 at Day Air Ballpark. Fans got to meet the team, take photos and get autographs. Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame inductee George Foster was also available. The on-field activities were be led by players and coaches, including kids running the bases and a hitting station. Heater, Gem and the newest mascot, Blaze, all came out. Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager, Brandy Guinaugh, spoke with 2 NEWS. 'We have the entire Dragon's roster and the coaching staff, as well as Hall of Famer George Foster taking photos in the photo booth. We are so excited about the Dayton Dragons' season this year,' said Guinaugh. 'The weather is warming up. We have so many more things to come. In fact, we have a special movie night on July 12th, we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of Toy Story.' To learn more about Dayton Dragon events, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


Washington Post
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
The Reds will pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose on Wednesday night, a day after baseball's career hits leader was posthumously removed from the major leagues' permanent ineligibility list. The Reds are handing out a replica No. 14 Rose jersey to fans in attendance for their game against the Chicago White Sox. They are holding a pregame panel with former Rose teammates George Foster and Ken Griffey Sr., along with Barry Larkin and Eric Davis — who played for Rose when he managed the Reds. Members of Rose's family are slated to deliver the game ball and serve as honorary captains. Rose, who died in September at age 83, played for the Reds in 19 of his 24 seasons, winning two of his three World Series championships with his hometown team. His career was tarnished by a gambling scandal that led to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989. An investigation commissioned by Major League Baseball concluded Rose — a 17-time All-Star who finished with 4,256 hits — repeatedly bet on the Reds as a player and manager of the team from 1985-87, a violation of a long-standing MLB rule. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday he was changing the league's policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire at death. While Rose's gambling ban made him a baseball pariah, that was never the case in a city that proudly embraces its status as the home of the oldest major league team. He was almost uniformly beloved in his native Cincinnati for his all-out playing style and his connection to the Big Red Machine — the dominant Reds teams in the mid-1970s. ___ AP MLB:


The Independent
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
The Reds will pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB
The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose on Wednesday night, a day after baseball's career hits leader was posthumously removed from the major leagues' permanent ineligibility list. The Reds are handing out a replica No. 14 Rose jersey to fans in attendance for their game against the Chicago White Sox. They are holding a pregame panel with former Rose teammates George Foster and Ken Griffey Sr., along with Barry Larkin and Eric Davis — who played for Rose when he managed the Reds. Members of Rose's family are slated to deliver the game ball and serve as honorary captains. Rose, who died in September at age 83, played for the Reds in 19 of his 24 seasons, winning two of his three World Series championships with his hometown team. His career was tarnished by a gambling scandal that led to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989. An investigation commissioned by Major League Baseball concluded Rose — a 17-time All-Star who finished with 4,256 hits — repeatedly bet on the Reds as a player and manager of the team from 1985-87, a violation of a long-standing MLB rule. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday he was changing the league's policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire at death. While Rose's gambling ban made him a baseball pariah, that was never the case in a city that proudly embraces its status as the home of the oldest major league team. He was almost uniformly beloved in his native Cincinnati for his all-out playing style and his connection to the Big Red Machine — the dominant Reds teams in the mid-1970s. ___

Associated Press
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
The Reds will pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose on Wednesday night, a day after baseball's career hits leader was posthumously removed from the major leagues' permanent ineligibility list. The Reds are handing out a replica No. 14 Rose jersey to fans in attendance for their game against the Chicago White Sox. They are holding a pregame panel with former Rose teammates George Foster and Ken Griffey Sr., along with Barry Larkin and Eric Davis — who played for Rose when he managed the Reds. Members of Rose's family are slated to deliver the game ball and serve as honorary captains. Rose, who died in September at age 83, played for the Reds in 19 of his 24 seasons, winning two of his three World Series championships with his hometown team. His career was tarnished by a gambling scandal that led to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989. An investigation commissioned by Major League Baseball concluded Rose — a 17-time All-Star who finished with 4,256 hits — repeatedly bet on the Reds as a player and manager of the team from 1985-87, a violation of a long-standing MLB rule. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday he was changing the league's policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire at death. While Rose's gambling ban made him a baseball pariah, that was never the case in a city that proudly embraces its status as the home of the oldest major league team. He was almost uniformly beloved in his native Cincinnati for his all-out playing style and his connection to the Big Red Machine — the dominant Reds teams in the mid-1970s. ___ AP MLB: