Meet Your Bats Front Office Employees Vol. 5

Before spring training starts to really get going and “The Bats Signal” goes into full baseball mode I thought it would be a good idea to introduce all Bats fans to the people who really make this operation work over the next week or two. The…

Q & A with Bats Head Groundskeeper Tom Nielsen

Have you ever wondered what goes into keeping the playing surface of Louisville Slugger Field in such great shape despite 72 home games being played on it each season? Bats Head Groundskeeper Tom Nielsen is the man in charge of making sure the…

Bill Bavasi on Rick Sweet and Smokey Garrett

Earlier this week the Reds named Rick Sweet minor league catching coordinator and Adrian “Smokey” Garrett part-time hitting instructor. Sweet was the manager at Louisville the last seven seasons, while Garrett was the Bats’ hitting coach for the last…

Meet Your Bats Front Office Employees Vol. 9 [Special Edition]

Today’s employee post is going to be different than the previous eight editions. Rather than getting into ten random questions to go along with a brief background description about the individual, I’m going to sit down…

Batting Around with Dave Sappelt

In this edition of Batting Around, Ryan Suckow interviews Bats centerfielder Dave Sappelt. Dave and Ryan discuss the season, Dave’s injury, his success so far in his career, and who HE thinks is the best player in the International League and where that guy should be…

Meet Your Bats Front Office Employees Vol. 11

Before spring training starts to really get going and “The Bats Signal” goes into full baseball mode I thought it would be a good idea to introduce all Bats fans to the people who really make this operation work over the next week or two. The…

Talking with Chris Valaika

Hey Bats fans!

The local nine is getting a much need off day today as they return from a treacherous 11-game, 10-day road trip. The Bats will be back in action tomorrow for the first of an eight-game home stand. With no game today, here’s an exclusive…

Meet Your Bats Front Office Employees Vol. 4

Before spring training starts to really get going and “The Bats Signal” goes into full baseball mode I thought it would be a good idea to introduce all Bats fans to the people who really make this operation work over the next week or two. The…

5/31 Batting Practice and Interview Pictures

It was a hot one today during batting practice but I braved the heat to snap some photos while the guys hit.

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Meet Your Bats Front Office Employees Vol .12

Before spring training starts to really get going and “The Bats Signal” goes into full baseball mode I thought it would be a good idea to introduce all Bats fans to the people who really make this operation work over the next week or two. The…