Former Cincinnati Reds fan favorite Todd Frazier had four hits - including a home run - on Saturday night in the United States' 4-2 win against Venezuela to qualify for the Olympic baseball tournament.
Frazier, Homer Bailey, Matt Kemp and Tim Federowicz are among former Reds on Team USA's roster, joining Reds minor-league catcher Mark Kolozsvary.
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Frazier, designated for assignment last month by Pittsburgh, had three hits in 35 at-bats (.086 batting average) with an on-base percentage of .200 in 13 games for the Pirates this season. He has played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, the Mets again and the Pirates since the Reds traded him after the 2015 season.
In March, Frazier opted out of his deal with the Pirates - making him a free agent - but returned to the team days later on a minor-league deal.
Frazier was mic'd up during a TV broadcast of a Spring Training game between the Pirates and Baltimore Orioles. He was in camp with the Pirates as a non-roster invitee.
Frazier, 35, hit .224 with two homers in 51 plate appearances for the Mets last season after they acquired him from the Texas Rangers in August for Ryder Ryan. The Mets declined their team option on Frazier after the season.
He's hit .241 with 218 home runs since he debuted for the Reds in 2011.
Frazier tweeted in February that video shared via Twitter of Frazier celebrating a 2013 home run he promised then-honorary batboy Ted Kremer made his night. Frazier and Kremer reunited in 2018 at Great American Ball Park in advance of a Reds-Mets game.
The Reds traded Frazier to the Chicago White Sox in Dec. 2015 in a deal that brought Jose Peraza, Scott Schebler and Brandon Dixon from the Dodgers to Cincinnati.
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