The Cincinnati Reds are named after the city's association with the color red, which was historically linked to the early American Baseball teams. The team was founded in 1869 as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional baseball team, and the name was later shortened to the Cincinnati Reds. The color red also symbolizes the city's pride and has been a significant part of its identity.
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Cincinnati Reds was created in 1882.
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The Cincinnati Reds' first nickname was the Cincinnati Redlegs.
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They were originally called the Cincinnati Red Stockings, because as part of their uniform, they wore red stockings. The name Reds evolved from that name.
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The late owner of the Cincinnati Reds.
It was originally the Red Stockings, then the Reds, and, briefly, called the Red Legs in the 1950s (to escape the association with Communists, called Reds), then back to Reds again and remains the "Reds" today.
In 2010, the Cincinnati Reds scored 790runs.