Former Reds pitcher Luis Cessa wanted to get Jake Fraley a Viking helmet, because he thought the outfielder resembled a Viking, and then realized the hat could be a fun prop for the whole team.

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 ...

On Saturday, the Reds debuted a new home run celebration. Instead of donning the Viking helmet and cape on the top step of the dugout after every homer, the entire team now runs in the tunnel to ...

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.

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.

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.