CINCINNATI — There was no funeral, but the Cincinnati Reds’ Viking celebration is dead. The celebration that began on Opening Day last season lasted through the first 51 games of the 2024 season.

But last Friday, with the Reds carrying a 21-30 record, the Reds retired the Viking celebration and started a new one that officially turned the page from 2023 to 2024.

They retired the Viking helmet celebration in favor of a tunnell celebration inside the dugout. The Reds are currently 24-32 and 8.5 games out of first place in the National League Central Division.

Cincinnati Reds infielder/outfielder Spencer Steer appeared on MLB Network's "Hot Stove," and he talked about whether he expects the team to continue its Viking helmet celebration of home runs ...

When the Reds kicked around the idea of using a Viking home run celebration, a few players came to India with the idea. Now, he’s the one who puts the cape on every player who hits a homer.

Reds second baseman Jonathan India played a big part in starting the Viking home run celebration last year. The Reds could bring it back in 2024. The Reds’ style of play started to form a year ago.

The Reds' hat was blue with a red wishbone "C" intended to call upon Reds uniforms from 1947-54. The Rays wore a black hat ...