Why do the Cincinnati Reds root for Team USA skeleton racer and four-time Winter Olympian Katie Uhlaender (@KatieU11 on Twitter)?
Uhlaender is the daughter of former Major League Baseball outfielder (and former Cleveland Indians coach and San Francisco Giants scout) Ted Uhlaender, who spent eight seasons with the Minnesota Twins, the Indians and the Reds. In 2009, Ted - suffering from cancer - died of a heart attack at the age of 69.
In memory of her father, Katie wears Ted's National League Championship ring from the 1972 Cincinnati Reds on a necklace.