The 2000

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season was the 131st season for the franchise in

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. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the

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, although coming short in 2nd place. They had a record of 85 wins and 77 losses. The Reds became only the second team in the modern era of baseball not be shut out for an entire season, joining the 1932 New York Yankees. The 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers later accomplished this feat, but their season was shortened to 60 games due to the

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. The Reds were managed by

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. This was also future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr's first season with the Reds, as he was traded to his long-time father's team from Seattle before the start of the season.

Offseason

* October 30, 1999:

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and

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were traded by the Reds to the

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for

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and cash. * November 16, 1999:

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was signed as a free agent by the Reds. * December 13, 1999: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 rule 5 draft. * December 15, 1999:

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was signed as a free agent by the Reds. * January 14, 2000:

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and a player to be named later were traded by the Reds to the

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for

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. The Reds completed the deal by sending Gene Altman (minors) to the Brewers on May 15. * February 10, 2000:

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, Antonio Pérez, and Jake Meyer (minors) were traded by the Reds to the

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for Ken Griffey Jr.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* July 12, 2000:

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and

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were traded by the Reds to the

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for

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, and

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. * August 31, 2000: Dante Bichette was traded by the Reds to the

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for

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and John Curtice (minors).

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Inning Pitched''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

Cincinnati Reds Season, 2000 Cincinnati Reds seasons

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