Young stars and a new era of Cincinnati Reds baseball is here. A mix of young stars and proven leadership has renewed Cincinnati’s hope and excitement. [Your guide to Opening Day] [Opening Day game, parade weather forecast] Elly De La Cruz and Hunter Greene look to build off their All-Star season in 2024.

To sit here and act like you’ve got it all figured out after one good year would be foolish," Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene said.

CINCINNATI — Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has quickly ... De La Cruz last month at the start of spring training. The young star appears ready to take another big step forward in his development.

Cincinnati's young core will be joined by a group of playoff veterans who the Reds hope will help push the team over the top this season.

Barry Larkin on Hunter Greene: "He just trusts himself. He knows who he is. ... And he is not playing around."

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Opening Day festivities continue, this time, just for the kids. Kids Opening Day, presented by Cuties, took place on Saturday morning at Great American Ball Pa

Reds All-Star hurler Hunter Greene will take the mound as starter for the team’s season-opener but this morning hundreds of his specially designed “character cards” were handed out to grade-school students at Fairfield’s Central Elementary.

He’s won a trio of Cy Young ... an All Star on nine separate occasions. What he does not possess at this juncture of his career, though, is a winning record against the Cincinnati Reds.