MAT LATOS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Rolling Latos to face stumbling Marlins
While the Cincinnati Reds usually find a way to win with Mat Latos on the mound, the Miami Marlins are having trouble scoring regardless of what pitcher they're facing.
The undefeated Latos will try to win a fifth consecutive start and lead the Reds to their season-best sixth straight victory Thursday against a Miami team that has the worst offense in the majors.
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Brewers square off with red-hot Reds starter Latos
The Cincinnati Reds are off to their best home start in 19 years.
Giving the ball to Mat Latos is likely to keep it that way.
Latos looks to become the first Reds pitcher in nine years to win eight straight decisions Saturday in a matchup with the struggling Milwaukee Brewers.
Cincinnati (20-16) is proving to be much better at home than on the road, winning a major league-best...
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Mat Latos unconventional success
CINCINNATI Some say that Mat Latos marches to the beat of a different drummer, but that isnt true. Latos is his own drummer.
How many baseball pitchers raise 21 boa constrictors and a cayman (small crocodile) for breeding purposes?
How many baseball pitchers are covered head to toe with body art and when asked how many tattoos they have they say, Just one. It isnt completed yet...
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Latos' wife teases with menu pic
It's always been a safe bet that air travel is a more enjoyable experience for professional athletes than it is for the rest of us working stiffs, and on Sunday night, Dallas Latos, the wife of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mat Latos, confirmed it for the remaining doubters.
Latos, riding on the Reds' charter flight home following the team's weekend sweep of the Chicago Cubs...
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THE FRIENDLY SKIES
Reds' in-flight menu fit for a king
Us commoners are lucky to get a tiny bag of peanuts or a package containing three Lorna Doone cookies on a cross-country flight. And compared to us laypeople, Major League Baseball players are kings when it comes to the grub options they have in their fancy schmancy planes. On Sunday, Dallas Latos (@DallasLatos), the wife of Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos, tweeted a picture of...
Latos pitches his first stellar April
It took four tries, but Mat Latos finally overcame his streak of terrible Aprils to start seasons. That it came in his second year with the Cincinnati Reds is not really a surprise, given how much looser he was coming into camp.
Latos talked about this during spring training, mentioning the pressure that he felt after the trade in 2012.
“Who’s to say that I’m that good to be...
Latos on the mound as Reds renew rivalry
The Cincinnati Reds didn't face Adam Wainwright in their visit to Busch Stadium earlier this month. They won't be so fortunate this time around.
Wainwright will try to help the St. Louis Cardinals avoid a season-high third consecutive loss on Monday night when these NL Central foes renew their rivalry.
Trying to build off a season-opening 4-2 homestand, the Reds (14-12) dropped...
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Reds sign Mat Latos for two years
The Cincinnati Reds announced today that they had avoided arbitration with starting pitcher Mat Latos by signing him to a two-year $11.5 million deal.
Latos will receive salaries of $4.25 million this year and $7.25 million in 2014 under Tuesday’s deal.
The deal buys out all but one of Latos’ arbitration-eligible years. He is now due to face arbitration once more before the 2015...
Mat Latos pegged as one of six players to sign long term right now
It has been rumored that the Reds have been trying to work out a long-term deal with several of their players this offseason. Namely, Mat Latos and Homer Bailey. The practice of signing younger players before they blossom into stars is one used all across the big leagues. It's designed to not only lock players into place for many years down the road, but it's designed to...
ESPN writer touts Mat Latos as player on the cusp of stardom
There is a reason why the Reds gave up four players in exchange for the services of Mat Latos last offseason. The club fully expects Latos to blossom into one of the most dominant starting pitchers in the league. After 2012, he appears to be on the right track.
The right-hander posted career-highs in wins (14), innings pitched (209.1), starts (33), and complete games (2) in...
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