Michael Lorenzen became the first player since Babe Ruth in 1921 to homer, play center field and earn the win in the same game. Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer
One of the top goals during the Cincinnati Reds’ minor league season was to mirror some of the changes with the Major League coaching staff.
There was a bigger emphasis on incorporating more technology with players, which included the Edgertronic slow-motion cameras and Rapsodo pitch-tracking devices for pitchers. Hitters continued to work with the TrackMan system that the Reds had in place during previous years.