Reds pregame festivities: What to expect for Opening Day
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Today is the 146th Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds as they take on the Cleveland Guardian this afternoon.
Gates will open to the public at 2:10 p.m. with pregame ceremonies starting at 3:30 p.m., according to a press release from the MLB.
The game will start at 4:10 p.m. with Cincinnati Bengals’ head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow throwing the ceremonial first pitch.
2021 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Ja’Marr Chase will join Reds General Manager Nick Krall and Reds Manager David Bell to give the second baseman Jonathan India his 2021 National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award.
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More opening day ceremonies include:
National Anthem will be performed by Marlana VanHoose from Denver, Kentucky
The Cincinnati Fire Department will unfurl a 150 by 300 foot American flag in the outfield during the National Anthem.
Representatives from the Findlay Market will make their annual “Findlay Market Basket” presentation to Reds President and COO Phil Castellini.
Along with its annual basket, the Findlay Market will hold their opening day parade.
The longtime voice of the Cincinnati Reds, Marty Brennaman, will make an appearance with the Kid Glove Program, according to our news partners at WCPO-TV.
The parade will also pay tribute to Cincinnati area Olympians Nick Goepper, Joe Hudepohl, David Payne, Mary Wineburg, and George Wilson.
Mayor Aftab Pureval and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will also participate.
The parade is scheduled to start at noon, according to WCPO-TV.
The parade lineup can be found below:
Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks S. of Liberty
Cincinnati Police Department / Honor Guard
Cincinnati Fire Dept
338th United States Army Reserve Command Band
US Coast Guard Auxiliary
Holthaus Lackner Signs
Hamilton County Sheriff
Grand Marshall- Barry Larkin
Kid Glove Program with Marty Brennaman
Cincinnati Reds Players
Bally Sports Ohio
Cincinnati Reds
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine
Local 12 WKRC-TV
Mayor Aftab Pureval & Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney
Victoria Parks, Cincinnati Council President Pro Tem
FOX19NOW
Hamilton County Commissioners
Oak Hills High School Highlander Marching Band (Bridgetown North, OH)
iHeartMedia (700WLW/WEBN/KISS107/ESPN1530)
Cincinnati Reds Community Fund
Jake Sweeney - West Side Little Leagues 12-year-old All-Star team
Taft High School Baseball Team / Band
Rosie Reds Inc
Bengals Tribute sponsored by Smoothie King
Cinfed Credit Union
WCPO 9 News
Cranley/Fedor for Ohio
East Central Dance Team (St. Leon, IN)
Findlay Market Float
Fab Ferments
Gibb’s Cheese and Sausage
East Central Trojan Band & Guard (St. Leon, IN)
Chick-fil-A
Fraternal Order of Eagles Cheviot 2197
Findlay Market Tribute to Cincinnati Olympians
WLWT Channel 5
Flying Pig Marathon
West Clermont Marching Bands (Amelia, OH)
HGC Construction
Miss Ohio USA - Nicole Wess
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
Opening Day Gang
Wiedemann’s
Mount St. Joseph University Band (Cincinnati, OH)
Northern Row Brewery & Distillery
Luken’s — Michael, Kevin, and Neil
Smitherman for Commissioner
Decal Impressions
Heidelberg Distributing
Cincinnati Sister City - Kharkiv, Ukraine
World Peace Bell
Ro-Da-O Farm, LLC
South Dearborn High School Marching Band (Aurora, IN)
Grippo Potato Chip Company
Joe Nuxhall Foundation
Shawsay Farm
Tyson / Kahn’s
Red Hot Dancing Queens
Clermont Northeastern Marching Rockets (Batavia, OH)
Sibcy Cline
King Records
Radio One Cincinnati
Classic Coachman Farm
OHIO811/SWO Damage Prevention Council
Priority towing
Lebanon High School Marching Band (Lebanon, OH)
Cincinnati Vintage Base Ball Club
Brewing Heritage Trail
Miami Valley Gaming and Racing
Cincinnati Air Conditioning Co
Thomas More University Marching Band (Crestview Hills, KY)
Cincinnati Bell - altafiber
Wapakoneta Breakfast Optimist Club
Kroger
KeyBank
Taylor High School Marching Band (Cleves, OH)
Xavier University
Bobcat Enterprises
Jac Cen Del Band (Osgood, IN)
Eagle Savings Bank
Freking Myers & Reul
Cincinnati Beard Barons
Graeter’s
Cincinnati Scots Highland Dancers
Hoeting Realtors
Signarama
Crosby Elementary Popcycles Unicycle Club (Harrison, OH)
Champion Grille
Chris Hoffman Realtor at Remax
Coldiron Event Rentals
Edward Lee McClain High School (Greenfield, OH)
Green Township Professional Fire Fighters
Cincinnati 911 Steel
Cincinnati Fire Museum
Batavia High School Marching band (Batavia, OH)
Cincinnati Public Library
Sugar Pills All-Girl Ukulele Band
Friends of the Taft Legacy
Glier’s Meats
Simmons College of Kentucky (Louisville, KY)
Twin Towers Senior Living
Dance Flash Fusion
Hamilton Co Police Assoc / The Shield
Pendleton County High School Navy Junior ROTC (Falmouth, KY)
USS Cincinnati Submarine
USS Cincinnati Commissioning Foundation
Bellevue Marching Band (Bellevue, KY)
The Light 93.7- WFCJ
Who Dey Chick’s
Cincinnati Circus
WAIF 88.3 FM
Purcell Marian High School Drumline (Cincinnati, OH)
St. Veronica Catholic School (Cincinnati, OH)
Knights of Columbus Assembly 246
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Badin Rocks - Stephen T Badin High School Band
Greater Cincinnati Water Works
VFW Post 10380
Judge Robert Winkler and Judge Ralph Winkle
Black Ice Arts Academy
Steelcase
Cincinnati State Tech & Comm College
Aiken High School Band (Cincinnati, OH)
Junk King
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Tom Deutsch & The Deutsch Team
Pedalwagon
FC Cincinnati
Yellow Ribbon Support Center
Dragonfly Foundation
Christ Hospital Health Network
Cincinnati Public Radio WGUC 91.7
Shriners
Newport Aquarium
CinCity Shakers
Peterbilt of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Transit Historical Association
Rumpke Waste & Recycling