Reds identify Andrew Abbott as staff’s beginning pitcher for Opening Day
FEBRUARY. NEW TONIGHT BOY. IMPRESSIVE REPORTS ALREADY OUT OF RED SPRING TRAINING CAMP ABOUT CINCINNATI’S PITCHING. THIS SEASON. THEY WERE IN IT UNTIL THE FINAL WEEK OF THE YEAR, AND THEY’RE EVEN BETTER THIS YEAR. WE’LL 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’S 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’S 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’T EVEN HAVE 30,000 PEOPLE IN MY HOMETOWN. SO LIKE THAT’S THAT’S A LOT. SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S 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’M ALL FOR IT. HOW WERE THE TIPS? GREAT. FANTASTIC, ACTUALLY. THE DRINKS. I DON’T 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’S 200 SETS OF CLEATS, SPIKES. YEAH. IT WAS UH, IT’S 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’S HUGE. I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO BUY IN WITH THE COMMUNITY YOU’RE 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’S THAT’S A PART OF US AND YOU KNOW, I’M 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’RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, YOU’RE GOING TO DO IT WELL WITH RESPECT AND EVERYTHING. AND THAT’S WHAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS STRIVE FOR. CHARLIE CLIFFORD IN ARIZONA. AND HE’S GOING TO HAVE REPORTS THROUGHOUT SPRING TRAINING OUT OF ARIZONA COMING UP AT 6:00. HE’S GOING TO TALK WITH ELLI
Reds identify Andrew Abbott as staff’s beginning pitcher for Opening Day
Up to date: 4:26 PM EDT Mar 8, 2026
The Cincinnati Reds have named Andrew Abbott as their beginning pitcher for Opening Day.Abbott, 26, was a serious cause behind the Reds’ historic success final yr, marking the primary time since 2013 that Cincinnati went to the MLB playoffs in a full-length season.All through 2025, the left-handed pitcher proved to be one of many staff’s most dependable starters, having been named to the Nationwide League All-Star Workforce and completed with a 2.87 ERA and 149 strikeouts throughout his 29 appearances on the mound.Whereas the Reds would in the end go on to be eradicated within the first spherical of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Dodgers — who later received the World Sequence for the second yr in a row — early expectations are excessive that Cincinnati may as soon as once more be critical postseason contenders for 2026, led by the energy of its pitching rotation.A local of southern Virginia, Abbott performed baseball on the College of Virginia previous to being chosen as Cincinnati’s second-round draft decide in 2021. He then performed on the Reds’ minor league affiliate groups for 2 years earlier than making his major-league debut in 2023. This shall be Abbott’s first look ever pitching at Reds Opening Day, after Hunter Greene was chosen final yr because the Reds’ beginning pitcher and Frankie Montas was chosen to start out in 2024.Further roster members for Opening Day haven’t but been introduced by the Reds.Abbott’s first pitch is scheduled for at 4:10 p.m. on March 26 for Opening Day, the place the Reds will tackle the Boston Crimson Sox at Nice American Ball Park.
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Abbott, 26, was a serious cause behind the Reds’ historic success final yr, marking the primary time since 2013 that Cincinnati went to the MLB playoffs in a full-length season.
All through 2025, the left-handed pitcher proved to be one of many staff’s most dependable starters, having been named to the Nationwide League All-Star Workforce and completed with a 2.87 ERA and 149 strikeouts throughout his 29 appearances on the mound.
Whereas the Reds would in the end go on to be eradicated within the first spherical of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Dodgers — who later received the World Sequence for the second yr in a row — early expectations are excessive that Cincinnati may as soon as once more be critical postseason contenders for 2026, led by the energy of its pitching rotation.
A local of southern Virginia, Abbott performed baseball on the College of Virginia previous to being chosen as Cincinnati’s second-round draft decide in 2021. He then performed on the Reds’ minor league affiliate groups for 2 years earlier than making his major-league debut in 2023.
This shall be Abbott’s first look ever pitching at Reds Opening Day, after Hunter Greene was chosen final yr because the Reds’ beginning pitcher and Frankie Montas was chosen to start out in 2024.
Further roster members for Opening Day haven’t but been introduced by the Reds.
Abbott’s first pitch is scheduled for at 4:10 p.m. on March 26 for Opening Day, the place the Reds will tackle the Boston Crimson Sox at Nice American Ball Park.










