Tonight’s Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball slate features the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the Cincinnati Reds in friday afternoon MLB action.

While the All-Star Game is an exhibition and treated rightfully so, Martinez would be a perfect pick for the team if a roster were built to win. Martinez has the ability and willingness to pitch out of the bullpen in addition to starting, so he knows how to get ready in a hurry.

A couple of teams currently sitting at fourth in their respective divisions meet up on Friday, June 6 to open a three-game weekend series in which the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl apparently got into trouble when MLB Network asked him about his typical pregame meal.

Earlier this week we posited the question - should the Cincinnati Reds activate Christian Encarnacion-Strand when he’s healthy and done rehabbing, or should they option him to AAA to continue to shake off the rust he’d shown across the last two frustrating big league campaigns?

"My freshman year at UCLA was tough. That was worse than now. So I've used that in this case," said Matt McLain, who was benched again Monday.

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A notable MLB insider believes both the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds would be an “excellent” fit if All-Star Josh

The Cincinnati Reds activated infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand from the injured list on Friday and designated veteran catcher Austin Wynns for assignment. Encarnacion-Strand hit .318 with nine extra-base hits in 12 minor league rehab games between the ACL Reds and Triple-A Louisville.