What's next for The Banks after Opening Day shutdown? Reds play Red Sox
The Reds are set to play their second game of the season, two days after disturbances and fights led to a shutdown of the The Banks on Opening Day.
The Cincinnati Reds are set to play their second game of the season Saturday, a couple days after a series of disturbances at The Banks and elsewhere triggered a large-scale police response during Opening Day festivities. Thousands were in Cincinnati's urban core on March 26 for the Reds' season opener. Large crowds stood shoulder-to-shoulder inside and outside bars at The Banks just outside Great American Ball Park for the entire afternoon and most of the evening.
In the hours after the game, disorderly behavior and fights were reported at The Banks, as well as in Over-the-Rhine and around Fountain Square, which prompted calls for police assistance. Interim Cincinnati Police Chief Adam Hennie said officers began responding to the calls early evening. Police, along with help from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and Ohio State Highway Patrol, eventually shut down The Banks at around 8 p.
m. and began clearing people out. What's next for The Banks?
Here's everything we know ahead of the Reds' second game against the Boston Red Sox at 4:10 p. m. on March 28.
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