Cincinnati Reds play host to Garrett Crochet & Boston Red Sox
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Opening Day in Cincinnati has finally arrived!
After a long winter where we were left to ponder whether the Cincinnati Reds, who actually snuck into the playoffs for a minute in 2025, were going to take a giant leap forward in 2026 as their roster entered a fourth full year together post-rebuild. Today, we get the first glimpse of how this club has been constructed, as Andrew Abbott toes the rubber for his first Opening Day start with the mighty Boston Red Sox in town.
Boston, it should be noted, is pretty loaded this year. FanGraphs projects them to win 86 games in 2026, and only five clubs are projected to win more. Much of that optimism stems from their deep starting rotation, one that’s fronted by 2025 American League Cy Young Award runner-up Garrett Crochet, who will start on Thursday in Great American Ball Park against the Reds.
Today’s game will be viewable via Reds.TV, as the Reds are no longer in partnership with the shambles that was FanDuel Sports Ohio (previously Bally Sports Ohio). If you don’t have that, though, there’s a chance your cable provider or DirecTV may have them – hat tip to Redleg Nation for doing a deep dive on this over the last 24 hours. If you are out of market, you should be able to watch this one through MLB.tv.
First pitch is slated for 4:10 PM ET. Here’s how the Reds will line up on the day:
Welcome to 2026, folks. Go Reds!
