The Cincinnati Reds haven't made the playoffs in a non-pandemic season since 2013. They haven't won a postseason series in 30 years.

The Cincinnati Reds have a handful of top prospects who must make a strong impression during the second-half of the 2025 season or face the music.

The Mets began the second half of the season with a disappointing 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

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The Reds will begin the second half in fourth place in the National League Central, but certainly not out of playoff contention.

The Cincinnati Reds held a brief optional workout Thursday night, a quick meeting to honor their manager Friday, then beat the New York Mets.

The second half of the Reds' season starts on Friday against the New York Mets. Cincinnati currently sits at 50-47 and 2 1/2 games out of a National League Wild Card spot. If they are going to contend in the second half, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon thinks Hunter Greene will have to be a key part.

The NL Central is one of two MLB divisions (also AL East) with four winning teams as the 2nd half opens. Are Cincinnati Reds on the rise?

Hays outdid himself in Friday's second-half opener with a pair of opposite-field homers in the Reds' 8-4 victory over the Mets.

SportsLine's proven model has simulated Cincinnati vs. New York 10,000 times and released its MLB best bets for Nick Martinez vs. Clay Holmes on Saturday

Left-hander Sean Manaea made his return to Citi Field on Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds, striking out the side in the first inning and walking off the mound as the ballpark speakers played “The Boys are Back in Town.” Juan Soto hit a home run off of left-hander Nick Lodolo in the bottom of the inning, and a packed crowd roared.