Former Reds' slugger set to join 2024 Home Run Derby broadcast

Cincinnati Reds third baseman turned broadcaster, Todd Frazier, is reportedly joining the broadcast team for this year’s Home Run Derby. No stranger to the competition, Frazier will be joining Karl Ravech and Eduardo Perez on the ESPN call for Monday night’s event.

We all know Frazier has a charismatic and fun-loving personality, which will surely be entertaining on the national stage, especially to Reds fans who knew and loved him as a player. 

This year’s field features two-time champion Pete Alonso alongside Gunnar Henderson, Adolis Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr., Jose Ramirez, Marcell Ozuna, Alec Bohm, and Teoscar Hernandez. 

Since his playing career ended following the 2021 season, Frazier has been in the broadcast booth for both ESPN and the YES Network — home of another one of Frazier's former teams, the New York Yankees. Frazier is no stranger to the All-Star festivities, having competed in two All-Star games and one Home Run Derby.  

Former Reds' slugger Todd Frazier set to join 2024 Home Run Derby broadcast

The 2015 Home Run Derby featured the first year of the timed format instead of the traditional 10 outs formula. The new structure was, at the time, a massive success. Frazier took down Joc Pederson 15-14 to cap off an exciting performance. Frazier hit 39 total home runs en route to his victory. 

The best part of the event for Reds fans was that the Home Run Derby took place at Great American Ball Park. Frazier, a fan favorite in Cincinnati, electrified the home crowd with his showing. The night hit all the feels, not just with winning in his home ballpark but also with his brother Charlie serving as his personal pitcher and celebrating by holding his son and the trophy.

Frazier seemed to have a knack for those heartwarming moments, famously the star of the 1998 Little League World Series Championship team and standing next to Derek Jeter on the Yankee Stadium dirt. 

“The Toddfather” certainly enjoyed his best years in Cincinnati after debuting in 2011. Over his five seasons with the club, he hit .257 with 108 home runs, including a 20-20 season in 2014 and a 35 homer campaign in 2015.

Frazier became the third Reds player to win the Home Run Derby, following Eric Davis in 1989 and Dave Parker in the inaugural competition in 1985. Obviously, there’s no member of this year's Reds team competing to be the fourth, but who knows? The Reds have a young, electric shortstop who might just be a perfect candidate for next year’s derby.

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