Happy birthday to Cincinnati’s own, Hall of Famer Barry Larkin! 🎈
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OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 8: Barry Larkin #11 of the Cincinnati Reds pumps his fist as he rounds 3rd base after hitting a 3 run home run in the 2nd inning against the Oakland Athletics on June 8, 2004 at the Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland California. The Athletics went on to win 10-6. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
On Tuesday night, the Cincinnati Reds will open up a series with the Colorado Rockies in Ohio.
The Reds are coming off an 8-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
They still won two out of three in the series.
GettyCincinnati Reds’ Barry Larkin points to the stands after scoring on a three-run single by Dmitri Young against the Pittsburgh Pirates’s 05 April 2001 in Cincinnati. The Reds beat the Pirates 4-. AFP PHOTO/Mike SIMONS
On Tuesday, Barry Larkin is celebrating his 62nd birthday.
The Reds made a post (via X) for Larkin.
They wrote: “Happy birthday to Cincinnati’s own, Hall of Famer Barry Larkin! 🎈”
Happy birthday to Cincinnati’s own, Hall of Famer Barry Larkin! 🎈
GettyBarry Larkin #11 of the Cincinnati Reds drives in a run in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers June 16, 2004 at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Here’s what other people were saying:
@SantinoCorleon: “My GOAT the reason I wore #11 my entire baseball career”
@MDWhoDey11: “Idolized this dude as a kid.”
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾: “Help us wish a happy 62nd birthday to @Reds icon and Hall of Famer @BarryLarkin !”
@FunBaseballFact: “Born today in 1964: Barry Larkin. Helped led his hometown Reds to the 1990 World Series win. Barry was a 12-time All-Star and won 3 Gold Gloves at shortstop. He was also the 1995 NL MVP. Larkin was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2012.”
Baseball United: “A career that set the bar. A voice that still carries the game forward. Join us in wishing our Chairman and MLB Hall of Famer, @BarryLarkin, a happy birthday.”
@podoffame: “Happy 62nd Birthday, Barry Larkin. Larkin has always been one of my favorite shortstops. A full career, all with one team, with no real weaknesses on his resume: 1995 NL MVP (.319 BA, 98 R, 51 SB) 1990 WS Champ (.353 BA in WS) 3X Gold Glove 9X Silver Slugger 12X All-Star 2,340 Hits (441 2B, 76 3B, 198 HR) 939 Walks, 379 Stolen Bases .295 Hitter with a 116 OPS+ .338 Hitter in Playoffs with 8 SB (17 G) 2,085 Games Played at Shortstop 1,092 Double Plays Turned”
GettyHall of Famer Barry Larkin looks on during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on July 23, 2023 in Cooperstown, New York.
Larkin was the fourth pick in the 1985 MLB Draft.
He played all 19 seasons of his legendary career for the Reds.
His career batting average was .295 with 198 home runs, 960 RBI’s, 1,329 runs and 379 stolen bases in 2,180 games.
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