Overview:
The 2024 MLB season kicked off with the Cincinnati Reds defeating the Washington Nationals 8-2. Nick Martini and Frankie Montas led the Reds to victory, while honoring former Reds players. Eddie Rosario's two HRs weren't enough for the Nationals.
Photos by Michael Mitchell
The 2024 Major League Baseball season began on Thursday, March 29.
Our Cincinnati Reds kicked off the season by beating the Washington Nationals 8 to 2. Reds player Nick Martini had two home runs, and Reds pitcher Frankie Montas had six scoreless innings.
Spencer Steer lined an RBI double to right field that plated Jake Fraley in the bottom of the 3rd inning, which put the Reds up by four.
Washington Nationals center fielder Eddie Rosario’s two HRs were not enough to help losing pitcher Josia Gray.
Elly De La Cruz. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Tyler Stephenson. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Shawn Casey. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Emilio Pagan. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Emilio Pagan. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
3rd base. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Reds remembering former Reds player and manager Bill Plummer, who passed away on March 12, 2024. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Bucket drummer at the Reds Opening Day. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Reds remembering former Reds player Don Gullett, who passed away on February 14, 2024. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Hunter Greene. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Opening Day at Great American Ball Park. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Reds fans. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Summer Morgan, George Foster, and Lisa Morgan. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Summer Morgan and George Foster. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Spencer Steer. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Eddie Rosario. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Will Benson. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Will Benson. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand. 
Josiah Gray. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Elly De La Cruz and Jesse Winker. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Frankie Montas. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Frankie Montas. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Nick Martini and Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Manager David Bell. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Josiah Gray. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Jeimer Candelario. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Jonathan India. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Spencer Steer. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Summer and Lisa Morgan. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Opening Day 2024 at Great American Ball Park. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Dmitri Young and Pokey Reese. Credit: Michael Mitchell 
Crowd shot at Great American Ball Park. Credit: Michael Mitchell
The Cincinnati Reds honored former Reds players who had passed away before the game.
Summer Morgan, the granddaughter of late Reds player Joe Morgan, delivered the game ball with the help of Reds legend George Foster.
Summers’s mother, Lisa Morgan, was in attendance, and former Reds player Sean Casey threw out the first pitch.