Cactus League play began for the Cincinnati Reds in their home park in Goodyear on Saturday, and it ended with a boom. Former 1st round pick Matt McLain made sure of that, launching a walk-off homer in the Bottom of the 9th to give the Reds a 4-3 win over their rivels and park-mates the Cleveland Guardians.
It was a rope, too.
Matt McLain calls game! #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/yWtxcw2Nqj
— MLB (@MLB) February 25, 2023
It was an up and down showing by the Reds, as one would expect from any club in their first action of the spring.