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Friday, March 05, 2010

Asdrubal Cabrera opened Cleveland's spring training season with a homer Friday and Grady Sizemore had a two-run double in his return from a pair of operations, leading the Indians to a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds honored several players from their 1990 World Series championship club before the game, their first at a facility they now share with the intrastate-rival Indians.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Joey Votto won't declare himself completely past the depression and anxiety problems that caused him to miss 31 games last year.Votto says he had no incidences this offseason of the panic attacks led to hospital visits last year."A lot of people want miracles," he said. "Life's not like that. I'm making progress. I'm going in the right direction.""He's going to deal with it for a while," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "I'm very pleased with where he is now on things. That was a tough situation. A lot of people might not understand. I did because I went through it with a family member myself." The encouraging thing is that after being on the disabled list from May 30 to June 22, Votto returned to play in 92 of 93 games. At the end of the year, he was...

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman will make his exhibition debut for the Cincinnati Reds on Monday when he pitches in relief against the Kansas City Royals.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Aaron Harang was selected by Reds manager Dusty Baker to be Cincinnati's Opening Day starter for a team record-tying fifth straight season. Baker said Wednesday that he struggled with the choice between Harang and Bronson Arroyo, and he talked with both before deciding to hand the ball to Harang.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Grabbing a bat once swung by Johnny Bench brought a rush of cherished memories for James Montgomery during a visit to the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory -- where baseball memorabilia mixes with a close-up look at how the famed bats are crafted. Just touching the bat used by the Hall of Famer had Montgomery reliving excursions to the ballpark with his father decades ago to watch his hometown...

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

A throng of players has defected from Cuba, following Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman in search of riches.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Derrek Lee has reason to feel urgency when it comes to the Cubs finally winning a title: It's his walk year.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Chris Burke jokingly blames his father for his broken finger. The Cincinnati Reds' utilityman broke a knuckle on his right ring finger during a drill Thursday. He kidded that if his dad hadn't taught him the proper way to catch a popup, he wouldn't be sidelined now. "I told my dad, thanks a lot for teaching me to catch it two-handed.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

As the Cincinnati Reds were starting spring training, pitcher Kip Wells asked first baseman Joey Votto, "Are you happy?" It's a simple question that sums up Votto's biggest challenge. Last season, he missed 21 games because of depression and anxiety related to the death of his father.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

With the 20th anniversary of the franchise's last World Series title upon us, we're set to run plenty of...

Monday, February 22, 2010

Free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes agreed to an $800,000, one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, providing the right-handed power hitter the Reds wanted in the outfield. General manager Walt Jocketty said the 29-year-old Gomes will compete for the job in left field. The contract gives the Reds a $1.75 million option for 2011.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez was home in the Dominican Republic when he went to a baseball game just to see teammate Francisco Cordero throw in the winter league. Volquez couldn't throw after season-ending Tommy John surgery, but he said he missed his teammates more than pitching. So he caught up with Cordero after the game and the veteran told Volquez to keep his head up, that spring training...