Gene Lamont attended Western Illinois University. But according to Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona, Lamont graduated from a very specialized field of study. “He has a degree in baseball,” Francona said Monday before his Reds played the Pirates in the first of their three-game series at PNC Park.

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona provided a positive update on ace Hunter Greene on Monday on MLB Network Radio. "Yeah, I think he's all set," Francona said. "He actually threw a bullpen yesterday on the game mound because he wanted to make it as real as they could.