How Cincinnati Reds 'next Eric Davis' became MLB's best Reggie Sanders
Eric Davis on Reds' 2026 Hall of Famer Reggie Sanders: "He created his own angle. He created his own narrative. He could do everything.
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Before he walked into the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse on his first day in the majors, Reggie Sanders saw superstar Eric Davis standing outside the door. “I’m like, ‘Whoa. ’ I tried to act shy, like I didn’t see him,” Sanders said.
It didn’t work. “I’m waiting on you,” Davis told him. “Listen, everybody knows that you’re coming, and excited that you’re here.
But I want you to know before you get into that clubhouse that I’ve got your back. ” Davis was on the disabled list with issues lingering from the severe kidney injury suffered on a diving play during the World Series 10 months earlier. Ongoing friction with the organization would lead to the departure after that season of the best player on the team and fan favorite .
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