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<\/p>\nReds name Andrew Abbott as team’s starting pitcher for Opening Day<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFEBRUARY. NEW TONIGHT BOY. IMPRESSIVE REPORTS ALREADY OUT OF RED SPRING TRAINING CAMP ABOUT CINCINNATI\u2019S PITCHING. THIS SEASON. THEY WERE IN IT UNTIL THE FINAL WEEK OF THE YEAR, AND THEY\u2019RE EVEN BETTER THIS YEAR. WE\u2019LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. TEN PLAYERS COMPETING FOR FIVE SPOTS IN THAT STARTING ROTATION. AND TONIGHT IN GOODYEAR, ARIZONA, SPORTS ANCHOR CHARLIE CLIFFORD MEETS WITH LAST SEASON\u2019S STAR ROOKIE ON THE MOUND, ANDREW ABBOTT. WHEN YOU REFLECTED ON ROOKIE YEAR THE RED BEDS ARE BACK. THE WIN STREAK WHAT DID YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT THAT RUN. THERE\u2019S A LOT TO ENJOY ABOUT DAD WINNING 12 GAMES STRAIGHT WAS FANTASTIC. UM, YOU KNOW THE FANS, I THINK IT WAS GREAT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JUST THE SUPPORT THAT CINCINNATI HAS. YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU SEE IT WITH THE BENGALS AND THEN YOU SAW WITH THE REDS DURING THE SEASON, YOU KNOW, A RANDOM TUESDAY GAME GIVES YOU 30,000 PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, I NEVER I DON\u2019T EVEN HAVE 30,000 PEOPLE IN MY HOMETOWN. SO LIKE THAT\u2019S THAT\u2019S A LOT. SO, YOU KNOW, IT\u2019S JUST THAT SUPPORT KIND OF IT FEEDS US. IS THERE A STORY NOW THAT ROOKIE SEASON IS PUT TO BED THAT YOU QUIETLY LAUGH ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED BEHIND THE SCENES AS ROOKIE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL? PROBABLY TOO MANY TO SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT. UM, BARTENDING A FLIGHT TO ANAHEIM. I MEAN, THAT WAS FUN. I LOVED IT, I LOVED THAT KIND OF CAMARADERIE. SO I\u2019M ALL FOR IT. HOW WERE THE TIPS? GREAT. FANTASTIC, ACTUALLY. THE DRINKS. I DON\u2019T THINK THEY WERE THAT GOOD, BUT I GOT TIPPED LIKE THEY WERE GOLD. I SAW SOMETHING VERY COOL. YOU DID THIS OFF SEASON, VIRGINIA PLAYERS WALKING THE LOCKER ROOM. I THINK THERE\u2019S 200 SETS OF CLEATS, SPIKES. YEAH. IT WAS UH, IT\u2019S GOING ON THERE. I DID, UH, I DID ONE SET OF CLEATS FOR THE PLAYERS, AND THEN I DID, UH, TURFS FOR THE COACHES. UM, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO GIVE BACK LAST YEAR, BUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY BEING IN THE BIG LEAGUES, YOU KNOW, IT COMES WITH A LOT OF BENEFITS. SO I WAS ABLE TO FINANCIALLY ACTUALLY DO IT. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE GUYS MEANT A LOT TO ME. THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY HELPED ME GET TO THIS SITUATION, YOU KNOW, THEY KIND OF INSTILLED A PIECE OF THAT FIRE THAT I KIND OF PITCHED WITH EVERY DAY. HOW MUCH OF YOUR STORY HERE IN CINCINNATI ON FIELD SUCCESS, BUT ULTIMATELY HELPING PEOPLE? THAT\u2019S HUGE. I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO BUY IN WITH THE COMMUNITY YOU\u2019RE AROUND. UM, LIKE I SAID, THE FANS ARE A HUGE PART OF WHO WE ARE AS A TEAM. THE ENERGY WE HAVE, THE DRIVE WE HAVE TO COME TO THE FIELD EXCITED TO GO PLAY BASEBALL. YOU KNOW, THAT\u2019S THAT\u2019S A PART OF US AND YOU KNOW, I\u2019M ALWAYS TRYING TO BE A GOOD FIGURE TO JUST TRY TO EVENTUALLY WHEN I HAVE KIDS OR SOMETHING TO BE LIKE, OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU\u2019RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, YOU\u2019RE GOING TO DO IT WELL WITH RESPECT AND EVERYTHING. AND THAT\u2019S WHAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS STRIVE FOR. CHARLIE CLIFFORD IN ARIZONA. AND HE\u2019S GOING TO HAVE REPORTS THROUGHOUT SPRING TRAINING OUT OF ARIZONA COMING UP AT 6:00. HE\u2019S GOING TO TALK WITH ELLI\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Reds name Andrew Abbott as team’s starting pitcher for Opening Day<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 3:08 PM EDT Mar 8, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n