January 14, 2026 • 12 mins
Reds centerfielder TJ Friedl will be a Redsfest this weekend. He joined us on ESPN1530.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey four after five ESPN fifteen thirty Moelegger, thanks for listening.
Hopefully you're having the most awesome Wednesday of your life.
We're done early twenty six minutes away from the end
of the show. Kentucky basketball the Wildcats battling LSU tip
off at seven pm. Are we giving up on TJ Friedel?
(00:25):
We're supposed to join us. I know the folks that
the Reds have reached out. They're trying to get a
hold of them. They don't know what happened. So maybe
maybe TJ will call in between now and five thirty.
If so, we can't wait to talk to him. If not,
you know, we'll live. Oh wait a minute, wait a minute.
Line seven is ringing. Now I got to do the
little filibuster. Now, I got to do a little thing
(00:47):
where I sort of do the dance. Here. I'm getting
a text saying he should be calling. Now I see
him on line seven. Tarn is talking to somebody. The
line is white. As soon as it turns green, it's
going to mean that we could put caller on the air.
If it's TJ Friedel, we will be talking with the
Red center fielder. If it's not, TJ. Friedel. Then we're
going to talk to Mike from Los Angeles. It is TJ. Friedel, TJ.
(01:09):
Hi Maulager, ESPN fifteen thirty. How are you hey?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Good? How you doing?
Speaker 1 (01:14):
I'm doing? Is everything okay? Is everything all right?
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Everything's good? As sitting around and I thought waiting for
a call, and then I was to call in.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
So here here you are. I understand. Well, it's say
you made it. You made it. It's awesome to have
you excited for Redsfest this week. I want to look
back before we look ahead. You have been a part
of this franchise since twenty sixteen, and a part of
the big league club since twenty twenty one, so you've
had a front row seat for so many of the
(01:44):
things that have gone on on and off the field
with this franchise. You were part of the team in
twenty twenty two. Yes, you would have loved this past
October to have a longer stay in the postseason, but
to get there. From your perspective, what did it mean?
Speaker 2 (01:59):
I meant to world you know, ever ever since I've
gotten caught up, the goal is to win a World Series,
and first steps of that you got to make the playoffs.
It's kind of like you touched on being with the
team in twenty twenty two and going through that rebuild
year and then seeing twenty twenty three the progress we made,
(02:19):
and you know, this past season, just finally being able
to pop champagne with the guys you've been grinding undred
sixty two games with was incredible and it's good we
got a little taste of it. Like you said, it
wasn't as long as we were hoping for. Uh, you know,
we didn't end up one of the whole things, but
you know, we know what it tastes like now we
know what it takes to get there. So for us,
I think that was the biggest thing. Adding Gavin Lux
(02:42):
and Travigno, a couple of guys who were in the
World Series the year before who know what it takes
to get to the playoffs and what it takes to
get that experience, and then for all of us to
do it ourselves was phenomenal.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
What was it like playing in so many of those
games down the stretch where you know, we kept calling
you guys the cockroaches, right, you couldn't kill them, But
there were so many games work, Yeah, there were so
many games where it felt like, man, if they take
a loss tonight, that's it, and you would bounce back,
you would win every single time. What was that like?
Speaker 2 (03:12):
It was? You know, it's it's why you play the game.
Meaningful baseball is what I call it. That's the word
I use for it, Playing meaningful baseball, playing games that matter.
In September twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty nine, thirtieth, you know,
coming down the stretch there and going into every game
knowing that, hey, you know, this could be it and
do or die. We got to make the most of it.
(03:32):
And you know, I think we're in a position there
where we control our own destiny for a little bit,
and then we kind of lost that and we were
chasing scoreboard watching. So then we kind of got ourselves
back in the driver's seat for that Brewers series and
gave ourselves the best chance to get in. And that's
all you can ask for, is just like I said,
to play meaningful baseball on the stretch.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
How does oh we have company? Everything?
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Okay, I say, I'm not sure if you heard my
son talking too. I got my five month old son,
he's on the phone. He wants to talk to you.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Guys too, So I understand, I understand how how does
how does that experience from September last year payoff when
you think about twenty twenty six.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Well, you know, like I said before, I think it's
just now we all know what it takes to get there.
We all got a taste to that champagne for the postseason,
and now we know down the stretch, you know, three
hundred and sixty two game, what it's going to take
because you know, for me personally playing a couple of
seasons now for full hundred and sixty two games. That
(04:34):
was my first season where like we talked about, down
the stretch, you know, the game's meant a lot. In
twenty twenty three, we came I think a game two
games short, came right to the end. So to be
on the other side of that last year and to
clinch on the last game of the year was it
was incredible. And I think it's that experience that comes
with it now. Like I said, now we all know
what it takes to play a playoff baseball, which a
(04:55):
lot of us in that clubhouse never felt before. Your season,
I think really important.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Your season, your individual season, you know, the previous year
you had the wrist injury at the end of spring training,
and so you play half a year. Last year, you
get through the full season, you play the full one
sixty two, you appear in one hundred and fifty two games,
and so I would imagine the first thing is health.
But when you reflect on your season individually, what things
come to mind?
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Yeah, I think, like the like you touched on, the
biggest thing for me was just staying healthy, staying available
for you know, just being ready, being there every game
and being available to treat my name in that lineup
every day. That was the most important thing for me.
And then outside of that, you know, really recovering put
my body in the best position to play every day.
Outside of that came like knowing my role, knowing who
(05:45):
I am. Like I mentioned before, Tito, Me and Tito
had a good conversation last spring training, just about very
transparent what he expected of me. You know, who I am,
my role for the team, what I'm going to be,
what he wants for me, and uh, you know, my
job from that day to go out there and do it.
And so for me, you know, I was just getting
on base and trying to get on base two times
(06:05):
a game, whatever that may be, and just set the
tone for the guys behind me.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Where did beyond what we get a chance to see?
And I'm not talking about like in game decisions, you know,
who to pinch it, when to take a picture out,
but sort of out of public view. Where did Tito
have the biggest impact on your team last year?
Speaker 2 (06:27):
Hmm, that's a good question. I mean he had impact
al thoughout like, but I think the biggest thing was
was in the clubhouse and just his presence. Uh, you know,
we get a Hall of Fame manager coming in and
you know, after dB was gone, it was kind of
like a big question mark of you know, who's going
to come in. And I remember the last off season
(06:47):
getting the getting there in the news that we got
Tito and I was like, wait, what, that's incredible? How
do we pull that off? And uh, got talked him
on the phone and just his excitement to be back
around the game and his excitement to be managing the
he and what that meant to him, And then we
all really felt that in the spring training too. We
felt his excitement and like you could hear it in
(07:07):
his voice, and I think that just got the rest
of us like rallying around each other, playing for each other.
And then I think individually, he really did a good
job of letting everybody know what he expected of each
individual one of us so that we could really perform
as a team. And I think everybody playing their role
and doing what they need to do helped us as
(07:28):
a team come together.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
As somebody who has been the father of a five
month old before, I think I know the answer. But
what has your off season been like?
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Full dad mode? It's been great just getting to come
back home and then the first month or so just
letting the body rest, recover, do nothing. And yeah, so
my son Jonah was born end of July, so it
was tough not getting to see him for a little bit.
And then I have a four year old as well,
So just getting to come back home and just I've
(08:00):
been the full dad mode and be with the boys
and hang out with the family and spend down time.
And then take about a month a month and a
half off and then it's right back into it, right
back to training, working out, hitting all that stuff.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
So does does that ramp.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Can get to be with them? I just trying to
be present. Yeah, now with the kids, didn't be as
president as I can.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
You got dad time now, and you have me interrupting it,
so I appreciate it. Dude, Do do the next couple
of weeks? Is that a ramp up? Do you take
a little time off before you get things underway? And Goodyear?
What are the next few weeks beyond reds Fest look like?
Speaker 2 (08:33):
No, No, it's it's full go. Uh And I think
Red Fest is I think this is I mean for
me personally, Uh, this is the first time it's ever
been in like the middle of January that I can remember. Yes,
normally that's the caravan time, but I was kind of
excited that it's middle of January because I feel like
this is a big like build up for spring training,
(08:55):
and it's like, hey, guys, it's it's baseball season, you know,
big red Fest down to since you gave one excited
spring training great around the corner. So I'm excited. I'm
excited to see all the guys again, get together with
them for the weekend and just get to seal the fans,
interact with the fans, and be back in Tinsey in
a big good time.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Well, you know, last year, every dispatch from Goodyear was
about the vibes, and it was an off season and
a spring training defined by newness, right, new manager, a
lot of new coaches, a lot of players as you
mentioned before, that came from other organizations, and they had
been a part of the postseason, had played in Kevin
Lux's case, had won the World Series. There have been
outside editions. But it feels like this year in spring
(09:35):
training isn't going to be defined as much by newness.
So what do you anticipate the vibe being in good
you know, in a couple of weeks.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Yeah, No, you're right. I don't think it's going to
be the first couple of weeks of getting to know
people and getting familiar with some faces. And I think,
you know, we have so many returning guys and added
a couple of really good pieces this offseason. I think
it's more so just going to be a we're gonna
hit the ground running. You know, we had a good
year last year, but we didn't finish the way we
wanted to. So how are we going to make the
(10:04):
most of this year? And you know, fully expecting it
to be a couple of days getting back together with
everybody and good year, Hey what's up? Good this year?
And then boom shade the business.
Speaker 1 (10:14):
I know, I can't wait. I'm sure you guys can either.
Reds Fest this weekend is going to be a lot
of fun, and then we'll flip the calendar here very soon,
and you guys will be in good year before we
know it. As somebody who knows the dead time is precious,
I can't thank you enough for taking some time out
of your schedule to give us a few minutes. We'll
let you get back unless he has something to say,
because we're all ears.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
I know.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
I think he wants to talk.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
You can't say any word yet, but you want to
say something.
Speaker 1 (10:40):
I know it's you know, it's kind of like me,
so I can relate. TJ enjoyed the rest of your offseason,
have a blast of rads Fest this weekend, and best
of luck in twenty twenty six. Thanks, ma'am.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
I think that's TJ. Friedel. He will be among the
eighty that's right, eighty current or former players or broadcasters
or coaches who are going to be at Redsfest this weekend,
everything benefiting the Reds Community Fund. Cincinnati Convention Center Friday
from three to ten thirty Saturday, eleven am till six thirty.
(11:14):
You can get tickets now. There's all sorts of stuff happening. Obviously,
last year we did not have Redsfest because they were
renovating the convention center. This year in January. TJ's right,
it's typically early December, but this year in mid January,
and it's sort of like is the preluded. It leads
you right into spring training, which starts in just a
couple of weeks. Tickets available right now, reds dot com
(11:37):
slash Redsfest, reds dot com slash RedFest or thanks to Tjfriedel.
Tomorrow in studio, we will have our our I was
gonna say our friends. We'll have Andrew Abbott, who was
an All Star last year, and Amilio Pagan, the newly
re upped Reds Closer with us in studio at three
thirty tomorrow. All right, it's sixteen minutes after five o'clock.
(12:01):
This is ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station.
Hey four after five ESPN fifteen thirty Moelegger, thanks for listening.
Hopefully you're having the most awesome Wednesday of your life.
We're done early twenty six minutes away from the end
of the show. Kentucky basketball the Wildcats battling LSU tip
off at seven pm. Are we giving up on TJ Friedel?
(00:25):
We're supposed to join us. I know the folks that
the Reds have reached out. They're trying to get a
hold of them. They don't know what happened. So maybe
maybe TJ will call in between now and five thirty.
If so, we can't wait to talk to him. If not,
you know, we'll live. Oh wait a minute, wait a minute.
Line seven is ringing. Now I got to do the
little filibuster. Now, I got to do a little thing
(00:47):
where I sort of do the dance. Here. I'm getting
a text saying he should be calling. Now I see
him on line seven. Tarn is talking to somebody. The
line is white. As soon as it turns green, it's
going to mean that we could put caller on the air.
If it's TJ Friedel, we will be talking with the
Red center fielder. If it's not, TJ. Friedel. Then we're
going to talk to Mike from Los Angeles. It is TJ. Friedel, TJ.
(01:09):
Hi Maulager, ESPN fifteen thirty. How are you hey?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Good? How you doing?
Speaker 1 (01:14):
I'm doing? Is everything okay? Is everything all right?
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Everything's good? As sitting around and I thought waiting for
a call, and then I was to call in.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
So here here you are. I understand. Well, it's say
you made it. You made it. It's awesome to have
you excited for Redsfest this week. I want to look
back before we look ahead. You have been a part
of this franchise since twenty sixteen, and a part of
the big league club since twenty twenty one, so you've
had a front row seat for so many of the
(01:44):
things that have gone on on and off the field
with this franchise. You were part of the team in
twenty twenty two. Yes, you would have loved this past
October to have a longer stay in the postseason, but
to get there. From your perspective, what did it mean?
Speaker 2 (01:59):
I meant to world you know, ever ever since I've
gotten caught up, the goal is to win a World Series,
and first steps of that you got to make the playoffs.
It's kind of like you touched on being with the
team in twenty twenty two and going through that rebuild
year and then seeing twenty twenty three the progress we made,
(02:19):
and you know, this past season, just finally being able
to pop champagne with the guys you've been grinding undred
sixty two games with was incredible and it's good we
got a little taste of it. Like you said, it
wasn't as long as we were hoping for. Uh, you know,
we didn't end up one of the whole things, but
you know, we know what it tastes like now we
know what it takes to get there. So for us,
I think that was the biggest thing. Adding Gavin Lux
(02:42):
and Travigno, a couple of guys who were in the
World Series the year before who know what it takes
to get to the playoffs and what it takes to
get that experience, and then for all of us to
do it ourselves was phenomenal.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
What was it like playing in so many of those
games down the stretch where you know, we kept calling
you guys the cockroaches, right, you couldn't kill them, But
there were so many games work, Yeah, there were so
many games where it felt like, man, if they take
a loss tonight, that's it, and you would bounce back,
you would win every single time. What was that like?
Speaker 2 (03:12):
It was? You know, it's it's why you play the game.
Meaningful baseball is what I call it. That's the word
I use for it, Playing meaningful baseball, playing games that matter.
In September twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty nine, thirtieth, you know,
coming down the stretch there and going into every game
knowing that, hey, you know, this could be it and
do or die. We got to make the most of it.
(03:32):
And you know, I think we're in a position there
where we control our own destiny for a little bit,
and then we kind of lost that and we were
chasing scoreboard watching. So then we kind of got ourselves
back in the driver's seat for that Brewers series and
gave ourselves the best chance to get in. And that's
all you can ask for, is just like I said,
to play meaningful baseball on the stretch.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
How does oh we have company? Everything?
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Okay, I say, I'm not sure if you heard my
son talking too. I got my five month old son,
he's on the phone. He wants to talk to you.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Guys too, So I understand, I understand how how does
how does that experience from September last year payoff when
you think about twenty twenty six.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Well, you know, like I said before, I think it's
just now we all know what it takes to get there.
We all got a taste to that champagne for the postseason,
and now we know down the stretch, you know, three
hundred and sixty two game, what it's going to take
because you know, for me personally playing a couple of
seasons now for full hundred and sixty two games. That
(04:34):
was my first season where like we talked about, down
the stretch, you know, the game's meant a lot. In
twenty twenty three, we came I think a game two
games short, came right to the end. So to be
on the other side of that last year and to
clinch on the last game of the year was it
was incredible. And I think it's that experience that comes
with it now. Like I said, now we all know
what it takes to play a playoff baseball, which a
(04:55):
lot of us in that clubhouse never felt before. Your season,
I think really important.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Your season, your individual season, you know, the previous year
you had the wrist injury at the end of spring training,
and so you play half a year. Last year, you
get through the full season, you play the full one
sixty two, you appear in one hundred and fifty two games,
and so I would imagine the first thing is health.
But when you reflect on your season individually, what things
come to mind?
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Yeah, I think, like the like you touched on, the
biggest thing for me was just staying healthy, staying available
for you know, just being ready, being there every game
and being available to treat my name in that lineup
every day. That was the most important thing for me.
And then outside of that, you know, really recovering put
my body in the best position to play every day.
Outside of that came like knowing my role, knowing who
(05:45):
I am. Like I mentioned before, Tito, Me and Tito
had a good conversation last spring training, just about very
transparent what he expected of me. You know, who I am,
my role for the team, what I'm going to be,
what he wants for me, and uh, you know, my
job from that day to go out there and do it.
And so for me, you know, I was just getting
on base and trying to get on base two times
(06:05):
a game, whatever that may be, and just set the
tone for the guys behind me.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Where did beyond what we get a chance to see?
And I'm not talking about like in game decisions, you know,
who to pinch it, when to take a picture out,
but sort of out of public view. Where did Tito
have the biggest impact on your team last year?
Speaker 2 (06:27):
Hmm, that's a good question. I mean he had impact
al thoughout like, but I think the biggest thing was
was in the clubhouse and just his presence. Uh, you know,
we get a Hall of Fame manager coming in and
you know, after dB was gone, it was kind of
like a big question mark of you know, who's going
to come in. And I remember the last off season
(06:47):
getting the getting there in the news that we got
Tito and I was like, wait, what, that's incredible? How
do we pull that off? And uh, got talked him
on the phone and just his excitement to be back
around the game and his excitement to be managing the
he and what that meant to him, And then we
all really felt that in the spring training too. We
felt his excitement and like you could hear it in
(07:07):
his voice, and I think that just got the rest
of us like rallying around each other, playing for each other.
And then I think individually, he really did a good
job of letting everybody know what he expected of each
individual one of us so that we could really perform
as a team. And I think everybody playing their role
and doing what they need to do helped us as
(07:28):
a team come together.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
As somebody who has been the father of a five
month old before, I think I know the answer. But
what has your off season been like?
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Full dad mode? It's been great just getting to come
back home and then the first month or so just
letting the body rest, recover, do nothing. And yeah, so
my son Jonah was born end of July, so it
was tough not getting to see him for a little bit.
And then I have a four year old as well,
So just getting to come back home and just I've
(08:00):
been the full dad mode and be with the boys
and hang out with the family and spend down time.
And then take about a month a month and a
half off and then it's right back into it, right
back to training, working out, hitting all that stuff.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
So does does that ramp.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Can get to be with them? I just trying to
be present. Yeah, now with the kids, didn't be as
president as I can.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
You got dad time now, and you have me interrupting it,
so I appreciate it. Dude, Do do the next couple
of weeks? Is that a ramp up? Do you take
a little time off before you get things underway? And Goodyear?
What are the next few weeks beyond reds Fest look like?
Speaker 2 (08:33):
No, No, it's it's full go. Uh And I think
Red Fest is I think this is I mean for
me personally, Uh, this is the first time it's ever
been in like the middle of January that I can remember. Yes,
normally that's the caravan time, but I was kind of
excited that it's middle of January because I feel like
this is a big like build up for spring training,
(08:55):
and it's like, hey, guys, it's it's baseball season, you know,
big red Fest down to since you gave one excited
spring training great around the corner. So I'm excited. I'm
excited to see all the guys again, get together with
them for the weekend and just get to seal the fans,
interact with the fans, and be back in Tinsey in
a big good time.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Well, you know, last year, every dispatch from Goodyear was
about the vibes, and it was an off season and
a spring training defined by newness, right, new manager, a
lot of new coaches, a lot of players as you
mentioned before, that came from other organizations, and they had
been a part of the postseason, had played in Kevin
Lux's case, had won the World Series. There have been
outside editions. But it feels like this year in spring
(09:35):
training isn't going to be defined as much by newness.
So what do you anticipate the vibe being in good
you know, in a couple of weeks.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Yeah, No, you're right. I don't think it's going to
be the first couple of weeks of getting to know
people and getting familiar with some faces. And I think,
you know, we have so many returning guys and added
a couple of really good pieces this offseason. I think
it's more so just going to be a we're gonna
hit the ground running. You know, we had a good
year last year, but we didn't finish the way we
wanted to. So how are we going to make the
(10:04):
most of this year? And you know, fully expecting it
to be a couple of days getting back together with
everybody and good year, Hey what's up? Good this year?
And then boom shade the business.
Speaker 1 (10:14):
I know, I can't wait. I'm sure you guys can either.
Reds Fest this weekend is going to be a lot
of fun, and then we'll flip the calendar here very soon,
and you guys will be in good year before we
know it. As somebody who knows the dead time is precious,
I can't thank you enough for taking some time out
of your schedule to give us a few minutes. We'll
let you get back unless he has something to say,
because we're all ears.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
I know.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
I think he wants to talk.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
You can't say any word yet, but you want to
say something.
Speaker 1 (10:40):
I know it's you know, it's kind of like me,
so I can relate. TJ enjoyed the rest of your offseason,
have a blast of rads Fest this weekend, and best
of luck in twenty twenty six. Thanks, ma'am.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
I think that's TJ. Friedel. He will be among the
eighty that's right, eighty current or former players or broadcasters
or coaches who are going to be at Redsfest this weekend,
everything benefiting the Reds Community Fund. Cincinnati Convention Center Friday
from three to ten thirty Saturday, eleven am till six thirty.
(11:14):
You can get tickets now. There's all sorts of stuff happening. Obviously,
last year we did not have Redsfest because they were
renovating the convention center. This year in January. TJ's right,
it's typically early December, but this year in mid January,
and it's sort of like is the preluded. It leads
you right into spring training, which starts in just a
couple of weeks. Tickets available right now, reds dot com
(11:37):
slash Redsfest, reds dot com slash RedFest or thanks to Tjfriedel.
Tomorrow in studio, we will have our our I was
gonna say our friends. We'll have Andrew Abbott, who was
an All Star last year, and Amilio Pagan, the newly
re upped Reds Closer with us in studio at three
thirty tomorrow. All right, it's sixteen minutes after five o'clock.
(12:01):
This is ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station.
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