Cincinnati Reds Continue To Deliver The Best Opening Day In MLB: PHOTOS

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There's really nothing quite like MLB Opening Day in Cincinnati, Ohio. The home fans turn out by the hundreds of thousands for the Findlay Market Parade before thousands head inside Great American Ballpark to see the beloved Reds. 

The emergence of the Bengals as a legitimate franchise in recent years has shifted the balance a bit, but Cincinnati is still very much a baseball city. Cincinnatians are gluttons for punishment, too, since neither the Reds nor the Bengals has delivered a championship for the city since 1990. 

The Bengals reached the Super Bowl in 2022, but lost to the Los Angeles Rams. That was a big moment for the city, despite the loss, since the Reds haven't come close to capturing a World Series title since they won it all in 1990. 

In fact, Reds fans would be happy for the team just to win a playoff series. The team reached the NLCS in 1995, but have not won a single playoff series since then, marking a stretch of nearly 30 years without a series victory. 

They've only won two playoff games in that entire stretch and don't remind Reds fans about that fateful 2012 NLDS against the San Francisco Giants when Cincinnati took a 2-0 series lead only to lose three-straight home games to prematurely end its run. 

Despite the lack of success, the fans still come out in droves in late March to support and cheer on their team. 2024 was no different. The images from the parade, introductions and the game are incredible. As they are every year. 

Cincinnati Reds fans line up outside Great American Ballpark prior to the team's Opening Day matchup against the Washington Nationals.

Cincinnati Reds fans line up outside Great American Ballpark prior to the team's Opening Day matchup against the Washington Nationals.

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Opening Day in Cincinnati is practically a national holiday when the Reds open their season and 2024 was no different.

Opening Day in Cincinnati is practically a national holiday when the Reds open their season and 2024 was no different.

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Dmitri Young waves to Cincinnati Reds fans during the team's Findlay Market Parade.

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Thanks to being the first MLB franchise, the Cincinnati Reds have the honor of always beginning the season at home. They also used to get the first game of Opening Day, but the league took that away from them. 

Still, it doesn't matter. The fans show up, and they love their Reds. 

Lucky for them, this season got off to a great start. The Reds scored seven runs in the first three innings against the Washington Nationals and cruised to an 8-2 victory. 

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