Per BetMGM on Sept. 29, the odds of the Cleveland Guardians winning the American League pennant are +1000 (10:1) and the odds of the Cincinnati Reds winning the National League pennant are +1500 (15:1). This means that the odds of both events occurring for a Reds-Guardians World Series in 2025 are +17500 (175:1).

The Cincinnati Reds needed 2 1-0 wins, a season-saving catch and a first series win over Milwaukee in 3 years – in the last 10 games to reach October.

On the final day of the regular season, the Milwaukee Brewers delivered a classy gesture to the visiting Cincinnati Reds.

By WAR, the Reds have the second-best rotation in baseball behind Philadelphia, and their bullpen is middle of the pack. Hunter Greene is a bona fide ace and lefties Andrew Abbott and Nick Lodolo are more than qualified No. 2 and 3 starters. If the Reds scratch out enough runs and get solid bullpen work, they're a dangerous team.

After clinching a playoff berth on the final day of the season, the Cincinnati Reds became the first team in Major League Baseball history to not have a qualifying batter hit .270 or better, to not have a batter hit 25 home runs, to not have a pitcher win 15 games, and to not have a pitcher with 200 strikeouts, according to OptaSTATS.

The Cincinnati Reds defied the odds to make it into the playoffs, beating out the New York Mets, who collapsed down the stretch. The Reds secured their first trip to the postseason since 2020. Before that, the Reds last made the playoffs in a full season in 2013.

Cincinnati Reds first-season manager Terry Francona took the teams to the MLB playoffs for the first time in five years.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as Report: Cincinnati Reds Were Close to Acquiring First Baseman at Trade Deadline. The Cincinnati Reds were looking for bats to help improve their dead around the trade deadline. They acquired Zack Littell, Ke'Bryan Hayes, and Miguel Andujar.