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Reds news: Barry Larkin to join television broadcast as color analyst

Barry Larkin, a former shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986-2004, gestures during a press conference. (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)

The Cincinnati Reds and Fox Sports Ohio announced that Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin will join the broadcast team in 2021. According to a statement released by the team, Larkin will join the new play-by-play voice of the Reds on television, John Sadak, as the team’s color analyst.

Larkin is one of the most popular Reds of all-time, and one of only three Hall of Famers to spend their entire career in the Queen City.