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Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman announces 2019 is his final season

To combine the two most famous lines in Cincinnati sports broadcast history, the phrase “and this one belongs to the Reds” is “rounding third and heading for home.”

Marty Brennaman, Cincinnati Reds radio play-by-play man/legend, announced Wednesday that 2019 would be his final season at the annual radio affiliate luncheon. Brennaman has been the Reds lead broadcaster since 1974 when he took over for Al Michaels.

Doc: The Reds are family in Cincinnati. Marty sits at the head of the table.

Brennaman has won the highest honors a baseball broadcaster can. He received the Ford C.