On this day in 1977, baseball was rocked by one of the sport’s most shocking trades when the New York Mets sent franchise icon and future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds in a deal forever known as “The Midnight Massacre.” Seaver spent five-and-a-half seasons in Cincinnati, compiling a 75-46 record with a 3.18 ERA, and throwing the first no-hitter of his legendary career in 1978.

Ohio State will now have two five-star freshmen on its 2026-27 roster in Anthony Thompson and LJ Smith. elevenwarriors.com/ohio-stat…

The Reds have not won back to back games since May 25-26.

#BOOM Ohio four-star cornerback Deontay Malone, the No. 284 overall prospect in the 2027 class, commits to Ohio State after making his official visit to Columbus this weekend. elevenwarriors.com/ohio-stat…

The Reds have signed OF Sam Haggerty to a minor league deal and sent him to AAA-Louisville. Haggerty was released by the Rangers after hitting .159 in 44 at-bats this season, but hit .253/.328/.370 with a 105 OPS in 2025 and has played in 301 career MLB games.

#BOOM Ohio four-star cornerback Deontay Malone, the No. 284 overall prospect in the 2027 class, commits to Ohio State after making his official visit to OSU this weekend. elevenwarriors.com/ohio-stat…

JJ Bleday’s 12th home run of the season puts the Reds ahead early!

Evened the series... #ATOBTTR! FINAL: Reds 2, Diamondbacks 1! Celebrate at your neighborhood @Skyline_Chili!

A look back on the careers of our 12 Ring of Honor Nominees.   Reggie Williams is the most productive linebacker in franchise history with the most games (206), most sacks (62.5) and most interceptions (16), Williams led the Bengals defense to Super Bowl XVI with a team-high 11 sacks and second most tackles with 106.   🔗: go.bengals.com/4awDaKr

Ohio State’s 2026-27 high major non-conference opponents are official ‼️ BYU 🔵 UConn 🐾 Vanderbilt ⚓️ Notre Dame 🍀 Kansas 🐤 What’s your predicted record for Ohio State agains the P5?

Final from GABP:

Former Ohio State wing Mathieu Grujicic has committed to Radford, he announced on Instagram. In six games for the Buckeyes, he averaged 1.0 PPG while shooting 12.5% from the field.

Vanderbilt is coming to Columbus this season to begin a home-and-home series, with some interesting connections between Ohio State and the Commodores. 247sports.com/college/ohio-s…

Ohio State and Vanderbilt have scheduled a home and home series, beginning this season. They’ll meet in Columbus in 2026 before heading to Nashville in 2027.

Back at GABP for a 6-game homestand Powered by @PNCBank

Longtime Cleveland Guardians sportscaster John Sanders has passed away at the age of 83, the team announced. Sanders served as Cleveland’s play-by-play announcer from 1991–2006.

The Reds get walked off in the final game of the series.

Per #Reds They have recalled RHP Chase Petty from @LouisvilleBats and optioned RHP Zach McCambley to @LouisvilleBats

The #Bengals have restructured the contract of QB Joe Burrow to create $10 Million in cap space, per @RapSheet. Super Bowl or Bust. 😈🐅 #WHODEY

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