Will Benson hit a two-run homer and Hunter Greene pitched seven solid innings as the Cincinnati Reds notched a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Phoenix.
The Cincinnati Reds currently sit at 6-6 on the year and are set to play the series finale against the division-rival Brewers today. They won the first game of the series but have lost the last two to the Brewers.
With the opening weekend officially in the books for all five National League East teams, let's look at three things we learned after the first official MLB weekend of 2024.
Will Benson tied the game with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand lined a solo homer to left to complete the rally as Cincinnati Reds edged the visiting Washington Nationals 6-5 on Sunday.
The Cincinnati Reds are a bundle of potential.
The Cincinnati Reds enter the 2024 season with high expectations. They are deep in key areas, but have plenty of questions that need to be answered. The most tumultuous position group is in the outfield.
Reds outfielder Will Benson is off to a hot start this spring. He's had multiple big moments so far, including hitting the first home run of spring training.
The Reds had many big moments in their 4-0 win over the Guardians on Saturday. Check out highlights featuring Elly De La Cruz, Will Benson, Carson Spiers and others below: Spiers finished with four strikeouts: Benson went yard in the fourth inning: Edwin Arroyo made a great play in the field: Tyler Callihan went even deeper than Benson:
The Reds scored first in Saturday's spring training opener. Outfielder Will Benson hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to give Cincinnati a 1-0 lead over Cleveland.
The Cincinnati Reds saw a monumental influx of talent last season. Will Benson was a big part of their resurgence. He established himself has a key piece of the roster. Can he be more than the best No.
The Reds released their top moments of the 2023 season ahead of the New Year. Will Benson's game-winning home run against the Dodgers was fourth on the list.
Will Benson belted a three-run homer and Graham Ashcraft tossed six-plus innings as the host Cincinnati Reds snapped a six-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Will Benson tripled home a run in the 10th inning and scored on TJ Friedl's home run as the Cincinnati Reds pulled out an 11-7 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in the rubber game of the three-game series.
Will Benson enjoyed a landmark performance in the Cincinnati Reds' 10-3 interleague victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday, reaching base safely in all five plate appearances while driving in two runs and scoring one.
Will Benson crushed his first career home run in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Cincinnati Reds another stunning win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-6 on Wednesday night.
Myers, 32, signed a one-year deal with the Reds this past offseason to act as the club’s regular right fielder. That pact has hardly gone accordingly to plan so far, however, as Myers has slashed a brutal .189/.257/.283 in 141 plate appearances across 37 game this season.
The Cincinnati Reds activated outfielder Nick Senzel from the 10-day Injured List Thursday afternoon. In a corresponding roster move, the club has sent down outfielder Will Benson to Triple-A Louisville.
The Reds have outfield options galore as they continue their ongoing rebuild.
The Guardians and Reds swapped high draft picks six years apart The Guardians have opened up a spot on their 40-man roster and reduced the number of left-handed outfield prospects they have by trading former first-round pick, Will Benson, to the Cincinnati Reds.
The Guardians' front office has started off the month of February with quite a bit of activity. They've already signed two pitchers to Minor League deals for 2023 and now they've pulled off a trade with an in-state rival.
The Guardians have not gone outside the organization for an outfielder to this point. One could argue for adding a veteran bat considering most of the in-house candidates have limited MLB track records.
Most rookies that have made their debut with the Guardians in 2022 have hit the ground running and have made an immediate impact on the team. Names such as Steven Kwan and Oscar Gonzalez come to mind.
It took a little bit longer than everyone expected, but Will Benson finally got his first Major League hit! He was slotted in as the Guardians' designated hitter for Wednesday night's game so all he had to do was think about hitting.
While the rest of the league has their eyes focused on the impending trade deadline, the Guardians promoted one of their highest performing prospects in a series of roster moves. Will Benson Gets Call-Up Let's start off with the headline of this roster move.
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