CINCINNATI (WXIX) - As a rookie in 2023, Andrew Abbott posted a 1.90 ERA through his first 10 big league starts. At this point in the 2024 season, Abbott was the Reds’ most consistent pitcher with a 3.39 ERA as well as a burgeoning case to be an All-Star.

But in each of his first two seasons with the Reds, Abbott’s production fell off a cliff during the second half of the season.

Now in 2025, Abbott has a 1.51 ERA and has a strikeout rate that has skyrocketed. This, he says, is the best he has ever pitched and the most confident he has ever been.

Abbott feels so strongly about that because unlike the last two seasons, he has the foundation that he needs to carry him through the finish line this year.

“I feel pretty strongly about it,” Abbott said. “I have the routine down. The training

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