The Reds are going to the postseason for the first time since 2020, and for the first full-length season since 2013.
It marks a massive achievement for a baseball franchise that has undergone significant struggles over the past decade. Advertisement
The Reds as recently as last season maintained a losing 77-85 regular season record. Now, this season they will finish with a 83-79 record.
This marks the sixth-best regular-season record of the fifteen teams in the National League this year, and is enough to secure the team the third and final postseason wild card slot.
The Reds now go on to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Wild Card Series this week. As a first-round matchup it is likely to be no small task: The Dodgers are the reigning World Series champions and have a 5-1 win record