{"id":705934,"date":"2026-05-22T18:18:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/705934\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T18:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:18:36","slug":"reds-all-star-pitcher-pops-question-to-cincinnati-tv-news-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/705934\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds All-Star pitcher pops question to Cincinnati TV news anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cincinnati Reds<\/a> left-hander Andrew Abbott has recovered from an poor start to the 2026 MLB<\/a> season.<\/p>\n

The Reds\u2019 Opening Day starter put together five consecutive strong outings after sitting 0-2 with a 6.59 ERA through April 24. On Wednesday, Abbott allowed an earned run and three hits in 5 1\/3 innings to lead Cincinnati to a 9-4 win over the Phillies in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

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Now, Abbott stands 4-2 with a 3.97 ERA, regaining the form that earned him an All-Star nod in 2025.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the 26-year-old Abbott shared some huge life news. He got engaged to his girlfriend, Cincinnati TV news anchor Lindsay Stone.<\/p>\n

Abbott and Stone revealed a series of photos from the engagement atop Cincinnati\u2019s The Lytle Park Hotel, Autograph Collection in a joint Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cForever,\u201d Abbott captioned the post.<\/p>\n

Who is Lindsay Stone?<\/p>\n

Stone grew up in Monroe, Ohio, about 30 miles north of Great American Ball Park. The daughter of a physician and teacher, Stone played soccer for 14 years before a knee injury halted her career.<\/p>\n

In high school, she interned for the Reds\u2019 marketing department and received a Joe Nuxhall Memorial Scholarship<\/a>, named for the late Cincinnati pitcher and broadcaster. After a year at Ohio State, Stone transferred to Anderson University in Indiana and graduated with a journalism degree.<\/p>\n

Her first job was as a sports reporter and anchor at WNDU in South Bend, Indiana, covering Notre Dame football. She then took a job as a human-interest reporter at WTTV in Indianapolis. In March 2023, she got the call to come home as a weekend anchor and reporter at WLWT in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

It is unclear exactly when Stone began dating Abbott. But she accompanied him<\/a> in Atlanta on the All-Star red carpet in July 2025.<\/p>\n

Now, it appears Stone has another direction in mind. On May 14, she announced she is leaving WLWT<\/a> when her contract ends on Sunday. Stone did not reveal her next move.<\/p>\n

A Lynchburg, Virginia, native, Abbott was a second-round pick by the Reds in the 2021 MLB Draft out of the University of Virginia. He made his major-league debut on June 5, 2023 and is 32-25 with a 3.48 ERA and 421 strikeouts in 470 1\/3 innings for Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

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