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American businessman and baseball franchise owner

Bob Castellini Castellini in 2007 Born (1941-09-23) September 23, 1941 (age 84) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Alma mater Georgetown Wharton School Occupations Chairman of Castellini Company Managing general partner of the Cincinnati Reds (2006–present) Website Official website

**Robert Castellini** (born September 23, 1941) is an American businessman from [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati), Ohio. From 2006 to 2026, he was principal owner and managing general partner of the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds), leading a group that purchased a majority share of the [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) franchise from previous CEO [Carl Lindner, Jr.](/source/Carl_Lindner%2C_Jr.) Castellini is the chairman of Castellini Co., a fruit and vegetable [wholesaler](/source/Wholesaling).His son, Phil Castellini, now takes his spot.

## Background

Robert Castellini was born on September 23, 1941, in [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati), Ohio.

Castellini earned a degree in economics from [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University) in 1963. He went on to earn his MBA from [Wharton School](/source/Wharton_School) in 1967. After graduating from Wharton, Castellini became executive vice-president at the Castellini Group of Companies, and then in 1970 became president of the company until 1992. He had been a part of the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals)' ownership group and had previously invested in the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles).

In January 2006, Castellini was the head of a group who purchased the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. Castellini has been involved in baseball for over 30 years and once had a minor ownership stake in the Reds until it was sold in 1984. In 1989 he became a partner in the [Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) and in 1993, the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles). Castellini describes himself as a lifelong fan of the Cincinnati Reds.

## Ownership of the Reds

After the [2005 season](/source/2005_Cincinnati_Reds_season), the Reds had endured five consecutive losing seasons, the team's longest such streak in 50 years, under the ownership of [Carl Lindner](/source/Carl_Lindner%2C_Jr.). Castellini led a group that purchased the Reds from Lindner for $270 million, and in January 2006, Castellini was named the CEO of the franchise.[1] One of Castellini's first moves as CEO was replacing General Manager Dan O'Brien with [Wayne Krivsky](/source/Wayne_Krivsky) in February 2006. The Reds were more competitive in [2006](/source/2006_Cincinnati_Reds_season), finishing in 3rd place in the [National League (NL) Central division](/source/National_League_Central) at 80–82. In the winter of 2006, Castellini introduced new uniforms for the Reds. Under Castellini's ownership in [2010](/source/2010_Cincinnati_Reds_season), the Cincinnati Reds won their first National League Central division championship since the [1995 season](/source/1995_Cincinnati_Reds_season). From 2014 to 2019 they finished no higher than 4th place in the Central division including 4 straight seasons in last place, losing more than 90 games each season. In 2020 they made the playoffs in the COVID-19-shortened season with an expanded playoff field but were beaten by the Atlanta Braves, 2–0.

Despite telling Reds' fans "We're buying the Reds to win. Anything else is unacceptable, "[2] the Reds have the 22nd most wins during his ownership (record: 1,193–1,297), five winning seasons (tied for 22nd in the league), and are one of only seven teams to fail to make their league's championship series.

Following the end of the [2022 MLB lockout](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Major_League_Baseball_lockout), the Reds went on an apparent [fire sale](/source/Fire_sale_(sports)), leading to several fan protests over Castellini's ownership of the team and asking him to sell.[3][4] The Reds season started badly as their record stood at 3-22 through their first 25 games of the 2022 season.

Castellini's son, Phil,[5] worked as the team's Senior Director of Business Operations.[6] Following the 2007 season, he was named the team's [chief operating officer](/source/Chief_operating_officer).[7] In July 2024, Bob handed his posts as president and CEO to Phil, though Bob remains head of the franchise.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["MLB approves sale of Reds to group led by Castellini"](http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/mlb/id/2298454). ESPN. January 19, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Castellini promises Reds fans a winner"](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/01/16/daily52.html/). January 16, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Reds fans protest team trades ahead of the season"](https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-reds-fans-protest-after-trades-jesse-winker-sonny-gray/39445966). 16 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Reds fan protest trades outside Great American Ball Park"](https://www.fox19.com/2022/03/15/reds-fan-planning-protest-outside-great-american-ball-park-after-trades/). 15 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Watkins, Steve (May 15, 2015). ["Walking and talking with Cincinnati's biggest dealmaker Bob Castellini"](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2015/05/walking-and-talking-with-cincinnatis-biggest.html). *www.bizjournals.com*. [American City Business Journals](/source/American_City_Business_Journals). Retrieved 12 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [*Baseball America Directory 2007: Your Definitive Guide to the Game*](https://books.google.com/books?id=EXno1qQKoyIC&pg=PA32) (23rd annual ed.). Durham, N.C.: [Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America). 2007. p. 32. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-932391-15-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-932391-15-2). Retrieved 12 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Lingo, Will; Badler, Ben; Blood, Matthew; Cooper, J. J.; Eddy, Matt; Fitt, Aaron (February 2008). [*Baseball America Directory 2008: Your Definitive Guide to the Game*](https://books.google.com/books?id=weJd81WQSfYC&pg=PA32). Simon and Schuster. p. 32. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-932391-20-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-932391-20-6). Retrieved 12 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Matthew Dietz (July 31, 2024). ["Reds announce front office shakeup, promote Phil Castellini to president, CEO"](https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-reds-phil-castellini-president-ceo-promotion/61755725). [WLWT](/source/WLWT).

## External links

- [Group buys Reds majority](http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051102/SPT04/51102012) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929173606/http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051102/SPT04/51102012) 2007-09-29 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

v t e Cincinnati Reds Established in 1882 Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs Based in Cincinnati, Ohio Franchise History Seasons Records No-hitters Awards Players Managers Owners and executives Opening Day starting pitchers Hall of Fame Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks Ballparks Bank Street Grounds League Park Palace of the Fans Crosley Field Riverfront Stadium Great American Ball Park Spring training Majestic Park Tinker Field Estadio Sixto Escobar Plant Field Al Lopez Field Plant City Stadium Ed Smith Stadium Goodyear Ballpark Culture Cincinnati Red Stockings Rosie Reds Mr. Red Black Sox Scandal Kitty Burke Ritter Collett The Big Red Machine Dowd Report The Nasty Boys Hal McCoy Hustle Reds Legends of Crosley Field W711-2 trading cards Lore Carlton Fisk waves it fair Tom Browning's perfect game 1999 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game 2013 NL Wild Card Game "A drive into deep left field by Castellanos" MLB at Field of Dreams MLB Speedway Classic Rivalries Cleveland Guardians Pittsburgh Pirates Key personnel Owner: Bob Castellini President of baseball operations: Nick Krall General manager: Brad Meador Manager: Terry Francona World Series Championships (5) 1919 1940 1975 1976 1990 National League pennants (9) 1919 1939 1940 1961 1970 1972 1975 1976 1990 AA pennants (1) 1882 Division titles (10) National League Central 1995 2010 2012 National League West 1970 1972 1973 1975 1976 1979 1990 Minor league affiliates Louisville Bats (Triple-A) Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A) Dayton Dragons (High-A) Daytona Tortugas (Single-A) ACL Reds (Rookie) DSL Reds (Rookie) Media Broadcasters Radio: WLW Reds Radio Network TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio Seasons (145) 1880s 1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890s 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

v t e Principal owners of the Cincinnati Reds franchise Justus Thorner Aaron S. Stern George Herancourt John Hauck Aaron S. Stern Al Johnson John T. Brush Garry Herrmann C. J. McDiarmid Sidney Weil Powel Crosley Jr. Bill DeWitt Francis L. Dale Louis Nippert William & James Williams Marge Schott Carl Lindner Jr. Bob Castellini

v t e MLB franchise owners American League East David Rubenstein (Baltimore Orioles) John W. Henry (Boston Red Sox) Hal Steinbrenner (New York Yankees) Patrick Zalupski (Tampa Bay Rays) Rogers Communications (Toronto Blue Jays) Central Jerry Reinsdorf (Chicago White Sox) Paul J. Dolan (Cleveland Guardians) Ilitch Holdings (Detroit Tigers) John Sherman (Kansas City Royals) Jim Pohlad (Minnesota Twins) West Jim Crane (Houston Astros) Arte Moreno (Los Angeles Angels) John Fisher (Athletics) John W. Stanton (Seattle Mariners) Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson (Texas Rangers) National League East Liberty Media (Atlanta Braves) Bruce Sherman (Miami Marlins) Steve Cohen (New York Mets) John S. Middleton (Philadelphia Phillies) Mark Lerner (Washington Nationals) Central Thomas S. Ricketts (Chicago Cubs) Bob Castellini (Cincinnati Reds) Mark Attanasio (Milwaukee Brewers) Robert Nutting (Pittsburgh Pirates) William DeWitt Jr. (St. Louis Cardinals) West Ken Kendrick (Arizona Diamondbacks) Monfort brothers (Colorado Rockies) Guggenheim Baseball Management (Los Angeles Dodgers) John Seidler (San Diego Padres) Larry Baer (San Francisco Giants)

v t e MLB presidents American League East vacant (Baltimore Orioles) Sam Kennedy (Boston Red Sox) Randy Levine (New York Yankees) Matthew Silverman & Brian Auld (Tampa Bay Rays) Mark Shapiro (Toronto Blue Jays) Central Jerry Reinsdorf (Chicago White Sox) Chris Antonetti (Cleveland Guardians) vacant (Detroit Tigers) vacant (Kansas City Royals) Dave St. Peter (Minnesota Twins) West vacant (Houston Astros) John Carpino (Los Angeles Angels) Marc Badain (Athletics) vacant (Seattle Mariners) vacant (Texas Rangers) National League East Derek Schiller (Atlanta Braves) Caroline O'Connor (Miami Marlins) vacant (New York Mets) vacant (Philadelphia Phillies) vacant (Washington Nationals) Central vacant (Chicago Cubs) Bob Castellini (Cincinnati Reds) vacant (Milwaukee Brewers) Travis Williams (Pittsburgh Pirates) Bill DeWitt III (St. Louis Cardinals) West Derrick Hall (Arizona Diamondbacks) Greg Feasel (Colorado Rockies) Stan Kasten (Los Angeles Dodgers) vacant (San Diego Padres) Larry Baer (San Francisco Giants) Note: Those listed here hold the title of President for their team, not to be confused with President of Baseball Operations or similar. Not all MLB teams have a person designated as President.

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