C. Trent Rosecrans

Cincinnati, Kentucky

Senior MLB Writer at The Athletic

I cover the Cincinnati Reds for @TheAthleticCIN. I don't make the lineup. IV, V, VI, VIII, R1, VII, S, I, III, IX, II

Articles

Reds starter Nick Martinez 'close' to his old form, but falls to 0-3 on the season

1 week ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI - Still in his uniform pants, Cincinnati Reds starter Nick Martinez made his way to the far side of the home clubhouse at Great American Ball Park with a pair of beverages in hand, pulled up a chair and plopped down next to Jose Trevino as the catcher wrapped up a postgame interview. Martinez, the Reds' highest-paid player, dropped to 0-3 this season following a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
As Luis Castillo returns to Cincinnati, how does the trade look in the rearview?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI - When Luis Castillo looked across the way at the Cincinnati Reds dugout exactly a year ago at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, the Mariners right-hander barely recognized any of the players on the bench. There were even fewer familiar faces Tuesday night when Castillo, who pitched for the Reds from 2017 to 2022, made his first career start against his former squad.
Reds activate Alexis Díaz, Matt McLain and Austin Hays from IL

1 week ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds activated a pair of starting position players and their closer from the injured list before Tuesday's game against the Seattle Mariners. Second baseman Matt McLain, outfielder Austin Hays and closer Alexis Díaz were activated from the IL and the team optioned outfielder Jacob Hurtubise and infielder Noelvi Marte after left-handed reliever Sam Moll was placed on the IL with a left shoulder impingement on Monday.
Reds' Hunter Greene 'awesome' in first career W against Pirates

1 week ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona was walking through the door from the team's clubhouse to the interview room for his postgame news conference and said mid-discussion all that was needed to say about his starting pitcher - "He was f-ing awesome."Hunter Greene was indeed f-ing awesome once again Sunday, allowing just two hits over seven shutout innings as the Reds finished off a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-0 victory in just two hours and three minutes.
Brewers best Reds again

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

MILWAUKEE - Major League Baseball did the Cincinnati Reds a favor before the 2023 season when it implemented a more balanced schedule that reduced divisional games from 76 to 52 each year. The change meant that instead of having six series against each of the four teams in the division, there are just four series - two home and two road - against each divisional opponents. That means fewer games against the Milwaukee Brewers.
For Reds, hitting is contagious. Losing skid ends behind TJ Friedl's 4-hit game

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

MILWAUKEE - TJ Friedl had four hits and his first home run of the season for the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, but as he watched Emilio Pagán pitch the ninth inning, he didn't remember any of that. All Friedl could think of was his mistake in the fourth inning when he took off from first on Santiago Espinal's fly ball to right with one out as if there were two.
Reds break scoreless streak, still looking to end losing streak

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

MILWAUKEE - For four days, two hours and 35 minutes, the Cincinnati Reds did not score a single run. That's 5,915 minutes, 354,900 seconds over parts of four games, 35 full innings and 128 plate appearances without a run. That scoreless stretch ended Friday night at precisely 9:15 p.m. in Milwaukee when TJ Friedl scored on Christian Encarnacion-Strand's sacrifice fly to deep center in the eighth inning of the team's 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Reds make history with third straight 1-0 loss

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

MILWAUKEE - Here's a recap of the Cincinnati Reds' scoring since Elly De La Cruz's second home run of Monday's rout of the Texas Rangers:Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nothing. Nil. Thursday night, for the third straight game, the Reds were unable to get a run across the plate while allowing their opponent to score just one run.
Reds looking for early answers at the plate and in the bullpen: 3 takeaways

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI - A week of baseball games is hardly enough to draw any conclusions about an entire season, but through six games, the 2025 Cincinnati Reds haven't answered questions they came into the season asking. Who closes games? Where does the offense come from? How much impacthave the changes from 2024 had on the buzzwords of "little things" and "accountability"? None of those should have an answer after 3.7 percent of a major-league season, but hypotheses could at least be developed.
Carson Spiers impresses in season debut, but Reds fall to Rangers

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI - Two years ago, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Carson Spiers went from earning his first big-league save to the Arizona Fall League. Signed as an undrafted free agent after the truncated 2020 MLB Draft, Spiers started 2023 in the bullpen for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts before seizing his opportunity when the Reds had four players on the COVID-19 injured list and he was selected as a replacement player. He made a crucial start as the Reds tried to stay in playoff contention.