Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick is expected to miss at least three months following surgery on Wednesday to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder.
Ryan Braun and Ryan Vogelsong are out, Team USA is ruined.
The Reds started a countdown to a 2015 All-Star game on Wednesday by breaking out the bunting and bursting into a standing ovation.

Shin-Soo Choo didn't want to be part of the Indians' future. So they're moving on without him.
Shin-Soo Choo didn't want to be part of the Indians' future. So they're moving on without him.
Shin-Soo Choo didn't want to be part of the Indians' future. So they're moving on without him.

Buster Posey insisted all along — even after San Francisco lost the first two at home — that his team was far from done, no matter how long the odds.

Angel Pagan connects on the second pitch of the game. A Giants team that finished last in homers goes on to hit three. Tim Lincecum pitches like a two-time Cy Young winner — this time, out of the bullpen.

Taking a look at the National League playoff teams.
Reds manager Dusty Baker returned to Cincinnati on Sunday after spending four days in a Chicago hospital getting treated for an irregular heartbeat.

Jay Bruce was Mr. Clinch again, hitting the homer that got the Reds' championship party started on the second try.

One of baseball's traditional home openers will have an innovative twist next season.
Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon with two outs in the ninth inning, capping a five-run rally that sent the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Sunday.

When Joey Votto had knee surgery, the Cincinnati Reds faced a turning point. An offense that had been so-so was going to have to get along without its best hitter for about a month.
Joey Votto got a big payday by staying in a small market, agreeing to a $251.5 million, 12-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday that is the longest guaranteed contract in major league history.
"As an American, I wanted them to win. It's surprising," Cincinnati outfielder Jay Bruce said. "They had a great team out there, but that's baseball."
"I'd like to think that we still have the advantage," Reds outfielder Jay Bruce said. "We're at home. I expect Mat to come up with a big game. I'm looking forward to it."
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