That'd be a massive deal from one end of Ohio to the other.

Doug Feldmann, a Jacobs alum who played baseball at Northern Illinois, takes on role as Cincinnati Reds’ official scorer.

In the fourth inning of Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Miami Marlins, Noelvi Marte hit the first pitch he saw deep into the left field seats for his fourth home run of the season and his first since returning from the injured list.

The Reds' Jose Trevino was catching for the Texas Rangers in 2021 when then-teammate Brock Holt threw a 31.1 mile-per-hour eephus pitch.

At least they got another All-Star selection out of the evening, when MLB announced that left-hander Andrew Abbott joins teammate Elly De La Cruz on the National League squad next week as a replacement for Dodgers pitcher Yosh Yamamoto.

Four Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates were in action on Wednesday. Here is how their top prospects performed: Jake Fraley went 1-4 with a double. Davis Wendzel went 3-4 with two runs scored. Ryan Vilade went 2-5 with a home run, a double, three RBIs and a run scored.

That area of the outfield was also used to for similar homages to Tom Browning, who died in December 2022, and Pete Rose, who died in September. More: 'More respect for Dave Parker than anybody': Baseball greats remember Cincinnati legendStart the day smarter.

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Funeral services will be held Thursday for Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Dave Parker, who spent four seasons with the Reds.

Abbott served as a stopper and everything else the Reds needed in order to halt their four-game losing skid. Abbott, who was confirmed as an MLB All-Star Game participant on Tuesday, July 8, threw seven and 2/3 innings of six-hit, one-run baseball against the Marlins Wednesday, July 9, and the Reds won, 7-2, at Great American Ball Park.