2020 Cincinnati Reds season

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2020 Cincinnati Reds
National League Wild Card
Cincinnati Reds Logo.svg
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 31–29 (.517)
Divisional place 3rd
Other information
Owner(s) Bob Castellini
General manager(s) Nick Krall
Manager(s) David Bell
Local television Fox Sports Ohio
(Thom Brennaman, Chris Welsh, George Grande, Jeff Brantley, Jim Day, Jeff Piecoro)
Local radio WLW (700 AM)
Reds Radio Network
(Tommy Thrall, Jeff Brantley, Jim Day, Thom Brennaman, Chris Welsh, Doug Flynn (fill-in), Sam LeCure (fill-in), Danny Graves (fill-in),
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 2020 Cincinnati Reds season was the 151st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 18th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. They made the playoffs as the number 7 seed in the National League, but were swept in two games by the Atlanta Braves in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series. The Braves held the Reds scoreless for all 22 innings in the series, an MLB postseason record.

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[3]

The Reds' team batting average of .212 was the lowest in MLB since the 1910 Chicago White Sox hit .211.[4]

Offseason

Coaching Staff

  • October 24, 2019: Named Alan Zinter hitting coach. Zinter was previously the Assistant Director of Player Development, Offense, for the San Francisco Giants the past two seasons.[5]
  • December 17, 2019: Named Joe Mather assistant hitting coach. Mather was previously the Minor League Field and Hitting Coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks.[6]

Signings

  • December 2, 2019: Signed free agent Mike Moustakas to a four-year, $64 million contract. Moustakas played second and third base for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2019 and is expected to play second base for the Reds.[7]
  • December 16, 2019: Signed free agent starting pitcher Wade Miley to a two-year, $15 million contract.[8]
  • January 6, 2020: Signed Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama to a three-year, $21 million contract.[9] Akiyama will be the first Japanese-born player to play for the Reds.
  • January 10, 2020: Agreed to one-year contracts with the following players, avoiding arbitration: starting pitcher Trevor Bauer, $17.5 million; reliever/outfielder Michael Lorenzen, $3.725 million; reliever Matt Bowman, $865,000; catcher Curt Casali, $1.4625 million; starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, $5.9 million.[10]
  • January 27, 2020: Signed free agent Nicholas Castellanos to a four-year, $64 million contract.[11]
  • January 30, 2020: Signed free agent reliever Pedro Strop to a one-year, $1.825 million contract.[12]

Standings

National League Central

NL Central		 W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 34 26 0.567 — 19–14 15–12
St. Louis Cardinals 30 28 0.517 3 14–13 16–15
Cincinnati Reds 31 29 0.517 3 16–13 15–16
Milwaukee Brewers 29 31 0.483 5 15–14 14–17
Pittsburgh Pirates 19 41 0.317 15 13–19 6–22

If rescheduled games are the difference between the 5–8th seed in the playoffs, they are not played. The Cardinals did not play two games.

National League Wildcard

Template:2020 NL Wild Card standings

Record vs. opponents

Template:2020 NL Record vs. opponents

Game Log

Regular season

2020 Game Log: 31–29 (Home: 16–14; Away: 15–15)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement
Bold = Reds team member

Postseason

2020 Postseason Game Log: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2)

Roster

2020 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Bats International League
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League
A Daytona Tortugas Florida State League
A Dayton Dragons Midwest League
A-Rookie Advanced Billings Mustangs Pioneer League
A-Rookie Advanced Greeneville Reds Appalachian League
Rookie AZL Reds Arizona League
Rookie DSL Reds Dominican Summer League

References

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