\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJJ Bleday, who signed with the Cincinnati Reds this past offseason after being cut by the Athletics last year, began the season determined to revitalize his young career, but he wasn\u2019t included on the Opening Day roster. \u201cYeah I was bummed at first,\u201d Bleday said. Starting the year in Triple-A was challenging, but Bleday stayed focused on his approach. \u201cTrust in yourself. Have your swing, have your approach and really stick to it,\u201d he said. Bleday was eventually called up to the Reds in late April, and since then, he has been one of the hottest hitters in Major League Baseball. He credits his success to his daughter, Brooke, who was born in November. \u201cI\u2019m already wrapped around her finger,\u201d Bleday said. JJ and his wife, Emily, welcomed Brooke last fall, and Bleday admitted that Emily handled most of the baby book reading. \u201cI love being a girl dad. Being able to hold her for the first time and see her smile and just see her eyes open, it\u2019s incredible,\u201d he said. Brooke, now seven months old, has an entire wardrobe of red and has only missed one of her dad\u2019s games. While she sneaks in mid-game naps, knowing his daughter has been in the stands from Arizona to Louisville to Cincinnati has been meaningful for Bleday. \u201cShe lights him up. I actually think she\u2019s helped him. We\u2019ve got the dad strength cooking,\u201d Emily said. This weekend, Bleday will celebrate his first Father\u2019s Day playing in front of his daughter, marking a special milestone in his journey. \u201cIt\u2019s going to feel great, it\u2019s going to feel special. I just look forward to the years to come,\u201d Bleday said.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tCINCINNATI \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
JJ Bleday, who signed with the Cincinnati Reds this past offseason after being cut by the Athletics last year, began the season determined to revitalize his young career, but he wasn\u2019t included on the Opening Day roster. <\/p>\n
\u201cYeah I was bummed at first,\u201d Bleday said. <\/p>\n
Starting the year in Triple-A was challenging, but Bleday stayed focused on his approach. <\/p>\n
\u201cTrust in yourself. Have your swing, have your approach and really stick to it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Bleday was eventually called up to the Reds in late April, and since then, he has been one of the hottest hitters in Major League Baseball. <\/p>\n
He credits his success to his daughter, Brooke, who was born in November. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m already wrapped around her finger,\u201d Bleday said. <\/p>\n
JJ and his wife, Emily, welcomed Brooke last fall, and Bleday admitted that Emily handled most of the baby book reading. <\/p>\n
\u201cI love being a girl dad. Being able to hold her for the first time and see her smile and just see her eyes open, it\u2019s incredible,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Brooke, now seven months old, has an entire wardrobe of red and has only missed one of her dad\u2019s games. While she sneaks in mid-game naps, knowing his daughter has been in the stands from Arizona to Louisville to Cincinnati has been meaningful for Bleday. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe lights him up. I actually think she\u2019s helped him. We\u2019ve got the dad strength cooking,\u201d Emily said. <\/p>\n
This weekend, Bleday will celebrate his first Father\u2019s Day playing in front of his daughter, marking a special milestone in his journey. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to feel great, it\u2019s going to feel special. I just look forward to the years to come,\u201d Bleday said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JJ Bleday, who signed with the Cincinnati Reds this past offseason after being cut by the Athletics last…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":732203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2400],"tags":[5,535,50,4259,4,536],"class_list":["post-732202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cincinnati-reds","tag-baseball","tag-cincinnati","tag-cincinnati-reds","tag-cincinnatireds","tag-mlb","tag-reds"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116791058539734854","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=732202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/732203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=732202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=732202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=732202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}