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Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A affiliate Louisville Bats host 'Nothing Night' - ESPN

ESPN.com·J.J. Post·19 days ago
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J.J. Post May 13, 2026, 06:45 PM ET The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd. And ... nothing else? On Tuesday night, the Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A affiliate Louisville Bats hosted "Nothing Night," a game featuring "baseball in its purest form." For one night at the ballpark, all on-field promotions, videoboard shenanigans, outside music and ad-reads would be forgotten. Even the team's pregame lineup card graphic on social media featured a spartan design . The game did have some musical accompaniment -- the stylings of in-stadium organ music offered a classical soundtrack throughout the game. But otherwise? Natural baseball noise only. A video from the Bats' social media features a number of the sounds that were amplified by a quieter stadium -- a ball striking the catcher's mitt, sunflower seeds shaking out of a bag, chatter in the dugout, dirt crunching under cleats and concessions being prepared and more all earn feature spots.…

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