List of Cincinnati Reds owners and executives

This page is a list of the owners and executives of the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. They were a charter member of the American Association in 1882 and joined the NL in 1890.

Owners

Year(s)	Owner
1882–1883	Justus Thorner
1884	Aaron S. Stern
1885	George Herancourt
1886	John Hauck
1887–1890	Aaron S. Stern
1890–1891 †	Al Johnson
1891–1902	John T. Brush
1902–1927	Garry Herrmann
1928–1929	C. J. McDiarmid
1930–1933	Sidney Weil
1933-1934 ††	Central Trust Bank
1934–1961	Powel Crosley Jr.
1961–1966	Bill DeWitt
1967–1973	Francis L. Dale
1973–1980	Louis Nippert
1980–1984	William Williams & James Williams
1984–1999	Marge Schott
1999–2005	Carl Lindner Jr.
2006–present	Bob Castellini

† Johnson owned the team briefly during the 1890-91 offseason before selling the club to John T. Brush.

†† With Weil on the verge of bankruptcy the Central Trust Bank took over ownership of the club in November of 1933. Powel Crosley purchased the team in February of 1934.

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General Managers

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Other executives

Howie Bedell (born 1935), farm system director
Sheldon "Chief" Bender (1919–2008), front office executive and consultant
Cam Bonifay (born 1952), special assistant to the general manager
Larry Doughty (born c. 1940), director of scouting
Nathan Menderson (1820–1904), vice president
Greg Rhodes, (2007-Current) team historian
Phil Seghi (1909–1987), director of scouting
Tal Smith (born 1933), office of the general manager
Jerry Walker (born 1939), special assistant to the general manager
Woody Woodward (born 1942), assistant general manager

References

"Reds owners". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 2005. p. 20. Retrieved September 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
"Sports and Pastimes – Base Ball". Brooklyn Eagle. October 22, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

External links

Baseball America: Executive Database

Major League Baseball owners

American League

East	David Rubenstein (Baltimore Orioles) John W. Henry (Boston Red Sox) Hal Steinbrenner (New York Yankees) Stuart Sternberg (Tampa Bay Rays) Rogers Communications (Toronto Blue Jays)
Central	Jerry Reinsdorf (Chicago White Sox) Larry Dolan (Cleveland Guardians) Ilitch Holdings (Detroit Tigers) John Sherman (Kansas City Royals) Jim Pohlad (Minnesota Twins)
West	Jim Crane (Houston Astros) Arte Moreno (Los Angeles Angels) John Fisher (Oakland Athletics) John W. Stanton (Seattle Mariners) Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson (Texas Rangers)

National League

East	Liberty Media (Atlanta Braves) Bruce Sherman (Miami Marlins) Steve Cohen (New York Mets) John S. Middleton (Philadelphia Phillies) Mark Lerner (Washington Nationals)
Central	Thomas S. Ricketts (Chicago Cubs) Bob Castellini (Cincinnati Reds) Mark Attanasio (Milwaukee Brewers) Robert Nutting (Pittsburgh Pirates) William DeWitt Jr. (St. Louis Cardinals)
West	Ken Kendrick (Arizona Diamondbacks) Monfort brothers (Colorado Rockies) Guggenheim Baseball Management (Los Angeles Dodgers) Peter Seidler (San Diego Padres) Larry Baer (San Francisco Giants)

Major League Baseball general managers by team

East	Mike Elias (Baltimore Orioles) Vacant (Boston Red Sox) Brian Cashman (New York Yankees) Vacant (Tampa Bay Rays) Ross Atkins (Toronto Blue Jays)
Central	Chris Getz (Chicago White Sox) Mike Chernoff (Cleveland Guardians) Jeff Greenberg (Detroit Tigers) J. J. Picollo (Kansas City Royals) Jeremy Zoll (Minnesota Twins)
West	Dana Brown (Houston Astros) Perry Minasian (Los Angeles Angels) David Forst (Oakland Athletics) Justin Hollander (Seattle Mariners) Chris Young (Texas Rangers)

East	Alex Anthopoulos (Atlanta Braves) Vacant (Miami Marlins) Vacant (New York Mets) Preston Mattingly (Philadelphia Phillies) Mike Rizzo (Washington Nationals)
Central	Carter Hawkins (Chicago Cubs) Brad Meador (Cincinnati Reds) Matt Arnold (Milwaukee Brewers) Ben Cherington (Pittsburgh Pirates) Mike Girsch (St. Louis Cardinals)
West	Mike Hazen (Arizona Diamondbacks) Bill Schmidt (Colorado Rockies) Brandon Gomes (Los Angeles Dodgers) A. J. Preller (San Diego Padres) Zack Minasian (San Francisco Giants)

Note: Those listed here hold the title of General Manager for their team. Not all MLB teams have a person designated as such.

Cincinnati Reds

Established in 1882
Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Tinker Field; Estadio Sixto Escobar; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bob Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Nick Krall
General Manager: Brad Meador
Manager: Freddie Benavides (interim)

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minor league affiliates

Louisville Bats (Triple-A)
Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A)
Dayton Dragons (High-A)
Daytona Tortugas (Single-A)
ACL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)

Media

Seasons (144)
1880s	1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e Principal owners of the Cincinnati Reds franchise
Justus Thorner Aaron S. Stern George Herancourt John Hauck Aaron S. Stern Al Johnson John T. Brush Garry Herrmann C. J. McDiarmid Sidney Weil Powel Crosley Jr. Bill DeWitt Francis L. Dale Louis Nippert William & James Williams Marge Schott Carl Lindner Jr. Bob Castellini

v t e Cincinnati Reds general managers
Larry MacPhail (1933–1937) Warren Giles (1937–1951) Gabe Paul (1951–1960) Bill DeWitt (1960–1966) Bob Howsam (1967–1977) Dick Wagner (1978–1983) Bob Howsam Bill Bergesch (1984–1987) Murray Cook (1988–1989) Bob Quinn (1990–1992) Jim Bowden (1993–2003) Dan O'Brien (2003–2006) Wayne Krivsky (2006–2008) Walt Jocketty (2008–2015) Dick Williams (2015–2018) Nick Krall (2018–2023) Brad Meador (2023–present)

Cincinnati Reds general managers

Larry MacPhail (1933–1937)
Warren Giles (1937–1951)
Gabe Paul (1951–1960)
Bill DeWitt (1960–1966)
Bob Howsam (1967–1977)
Dick Wagner (1978–1983)
Bob Howsam
Bill Bergesch (1984–1987)
Murray Cook (1988–1989)
Bob Quinn (1990–1992)
Jim Bowden (1993–2003)
Dan O'Brien (2003–2006)
Wayne Krivsky (2006–2008)
Walt Jocketty (2008–2015)
Dick Williams (2015–2018)
Nick Krall (2018–2023)
Brad Meador (2023–present)

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