On a Zoom ceremony Tuesday evening, the Cincinnati Reds and Reds Community Fund announced the college signings of more than a dozen RBI baseball and softball players from the P&G MLB Cincinnati Reds Urban Youth Academy.
The ceremony, which was emceed by FOX Sports Ohio Broadcaster Jim Day, included Reds Community Fund Executive Director Charley Frank, Reds President and Chief Operating Officer Phil Castellini, Reds President of Baseball Operations Dick Williams and Reds infielder Alex Blandino.
"We have been not only trying to focus on baseball and softball, but also on education," Frank said. "We've really taken huge strides in doing so.