HAMILTON, Ohio —

A Reds legend is getting a new official Ohio state historical marker.

Joe Nuxhall, who played for the Reds intermittently through various stretches between 1944 and 1966, is having his childhood ballpark in Hamilton honored by the state's historical society with a marker recognizing the place where he got his start. Advertisement

"Celebrated Cincinnati Reds pitcher and radio broadcaster Joe Nuxhall grew up here in Hamilton's North End," the new marker reads. "On these fields, the endearing story of 'Hamilton Joe' Nuxhall began in the summer of 1943. Scouts from the Cincinnati Reds discovered fourteen-year-old Joe while he was playing with his father's Sunday municipal league team."

"Because of World War II, the rosters of major league teams were depleted as players we

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