The Reds are now linked to the Mudville Nine.

        Mudville, which is based in Stockton, Calif., replaces the Clinton (Iowa) LumberKings of the Midwest League as the Reds' advanced Single-A outpost. The Milwaukee Brewers were Mudville's former major-league affiliate.

        “The Reds are the oldest professional baseball franchise, dating back to 1869, which is fitting for the Mudville Nine's 19th-century image,” team president Tom Seidler said in a statement.

        The Mudville Nine became part of baseball legend as the team that the fictional Mighty Casey played for in the poem “Casey At The Bat.”

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