The Cincinnati Reds have a storied legacy. As the first professional sports franchise in the United States, their history goes back over a century. The Reds have been fortunate enough to maintain the services of some of the baseball’s greats.
Over the last 50 years, Reds fans have been treated to the Big Red Machine of the 1970s, Mr. Perfect in the 1980s, a wire-to-wire World Series Championship in 1990, and a walk-off home run to win the NL Central Division in 2010.
Any time you’re making a list of the “all-time greats”, there is debate, assessment, and opinions that drive the choices.