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CINCINNATI — Former Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips returned to Great American Ball Park on Friday for the first time since he was traded. After an 11-year tenure in Cincinnati, Brandon Phillips was traded to the Atlanta Braves in February. But Friday, Phillips said he left a piece of him in Cincinnati, and still considers the Queen City home. Related: Reds trade Brandon Phillips to Braves “It hurt in my heart to see myself leave Cincinnati,” he said. “I’m still loyal to this city, I still stay here in Fort Thomas and I have a place in Covington also, so I’m still in this city. I’m still Mr. Cincinnati, regardless of what anyone else says. I still run this piece.” Phillips said his time Continue to Article

June 02, 2017 10:52:pm EST

Brandon Phillips doesn’t think the Reds should have given his No. 4 to Scooter Gennett. Brandon Phillips returned to his longtime baseball home Friday, playing at the Great American Ballpark for the first time since the Cincinnati Reds traded him to the Atlanta Braves in February. As you’ll hear at the 2:00 mark in the video below, Phillips seemed genuinely irked that the Reds so quickly gave his No. 4 jersey to infielder Scooter Gennett. Continue to Article

June 02, 2017 8:55:pm EST

Kevin Pillar is out of firestorm these days. Sports controversies come and go, that’s the nature of these things. [Fantasy Football is open! Sign up now] Just a couple weeks ago, though, he was the controversy of the week. Pillar yelled an anti-gay slur Continue to Article

June 02, 2017 2:38:pm EST

The Braves had a forgettable bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night against the Angels. Starter Bartolo Colon and his defense helped the Angels score nine runs — the only runs they would score — to take a 9-2 lead. After Eric Young, Jr. hit into a fielder’s choice, Colon made a pickoff throw to first base with Kole Calhoun batting. Continue to Article

May 31, 2017 8:48:pm EST