MESA, Ariz. – Preparing to return to Great American Ball Park for the first time as a visitor, Tucker Barnhart had Monday circled in his mind for months.
Barnhart, the second-longest tenured Cincinnati Reds player when he was traded in Nov. 2021, will make his return when the Chicago Cubs arrive for a three-game series. The Reds plan to honor Barnhart in a pregame ceremony.
“I spent eight seasons over there that I'll never forget,” Barnhart said during spring training. “My kids, especially (5-year-old) Tatum, he remembers Cincinnati. He asks all the time when we're going back there.