2020 Cincinnati Reds season

The 2020 Cincinnati Reds season was the 151st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 18th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. They made the playoffs as the number 7 seed in the National League, but were swept in two games by the Atlanta Braves in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series. The Braves held the Reds scoreless for all 22 innings in the series, an MLB postseason record.

2020 Cincinnati Reds
National League Wild Card
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record31–29 (.517)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Bob Castellini
President of Baseball OperationsDick Williams
General manager(s)Nick Krall
Manager(s)David Bell
Local televisionFox Sports Ohio
(Thom Brennaman, Chris Welsh, George Grande, Jeff Brantley, Jim Day, Jeff Piecoro)
Local radioWLW (700 AM)
Reds Radio Network
(Tommy Thrall, Jeff Brantley, Jim Day, Thom Brennaman, Chris Welsh, Doug Flynn (fill-in), Sam LeCure (fill-in), Danny Graves (fill-in),
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[3]

The Reds' team batting average of .212 was the lowest in MLB since the 1910 Chicago White Sox hit .211.[4]

Offseason

Coaching Staff
  • October 24, 2019: Named Alan Zinter hitting coach. Zinter was previously the Assistant Director of Player Development, Offense, for the San Francisco Giants the past two seasons.[5]
  • December 17, 2019: Named Joe Mather assistant hitting coach. Mather was previously the Minor League Field and Hitting Coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks.[6]

Signings
  • December 2, 2019: Signed free agent Mike Moustakas to a four-year, $64 million contract. Moustakas played second and third base for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2019 and is expected to play second base for the Reds.[7]
  • December 16, 2019: Signed free agent starting pitcher Wade Miley to a two-year, $15 million contract.[8]
  • January 6, 2020: Signed Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama to a three-year, $21 million contract.[9] Akiyama will be the first Japanese-born player to play for the Reds.
  • January 10, 2020: Agreed to one-year contracts with the following players, avoiding arbitration: starting pitcher Trevor Bauer, $17.5 million; reliever/outfielder Michael Lorenzen, $3.725 million; reliever Matt Bowman, $865,000; catcher Curt Casali, $1.4625 million; starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, $5.9 million.[10]
  • January 27, 2020: Signed free agent Nicholas Castellanos to a four-year, $64 million contract.[11]
  • January 30, 2020: Signed free agent reliever Pedro Strop to a one-year, $1.825 million contract.[12]

Standings

National League Central
NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 3426 0.567 — 19–14 15–12
St. Louis Cardinals 3028 0.517 3 14–13 16–15
Cincinnati Reds 3129 0.517 3 16–13 15–16
Milwaukee Brewers 2931 0.483 5 15–14 14–17
Pittsburgh Pirates 1941 0.317 15 13–19 6–22

If rescheduled games are the difference between the 5–8th seed in the playoffs, they are not played. The Cardinals did not play two games.

National League Wildcard
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4317 0.717
Atlanta Braves 3525 0.583
Chicago Cubs 3426 0.567


Division 2nd Place W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 3723 0.617
St. Louis Cardinals 3028 0.517
Miami Marlins 3129 0.517


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 3129 0.517 +2
Milwaukee Brewers 2931 0.483 —
San Francisco Giants 2931 0.483 —
Philadelphia Phillies 2832 0.467 1
Washington Nationals 2634 0.433 3
New York Mets 2634 0.433 3
Colorado Rockies 2634 0.433 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 2535 0.417 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 1941 0.317 10

Record vs. opponents
2020 National League Records

Source: NL Standings Head-to-head

Team CHC CIN MIL PIT STL AL
Chicago —6–45–56–45–512–8
Cincinnati 4–6—6–47–34–610–10
Milwaukee 5–54–6—5–55–510–10
Pittsburgh 4–63–75–5—4–63–17
St. Louis 5–56–45–56–4—8–10

Game log

Regular season
2020 Game Log: 31–29 (Home: 16–14; Away: 15–15)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Reds team member

Postseason
2020 Postseason Game Log: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2)

Roster
2020 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

  • 92 Lee Irving (bullpen catcher)
  • 89 Cristian Perez (assistant bullpen/advance scouting)
  • 88 Rolando Valles (associate)

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Bats International League
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League
A Daytona Tortugas Florida State League
A Dayton Dragons Midwest League
A-Rookie Advanced Billings Mustangs Pioneer League
A-Rookie Advanced Greeneville Reds Appalachian League
Rookie AZL Reds Arizona League
Rookie DSL Reds Dominican Summer League

References
  1. Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1901 to 2020, batting_avg<=.220, Standard statistics, Sorted by smallest Batting Average". Stathead. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. "Reds announce new hitting department structure". MLB.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. Sheldon, Mark. "Reds hire Joe Mather as assistant hitting coach". Reds.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. Sheldon, Mark. "Moustakas to Reds on 4-year deal (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  8. "Wade Miley agrees to 2-year, $15M deal with Reds, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. Sheldon, Mark. "Reds, Akiyama agree to 3-year, $21M deal". Reds.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. "Bauer nets $17.5M in pact with Reds (source)". Reds.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. Sheldon, Mark. "Reds finalize 4-year deal with Castellanos". MLB.com. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. Stebbins, Tim. "Pedro Strop won't be back with Cubs, agrees to deal with division rival Reds". NBCSports.com.


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