The 2008 Cincinnati Reds season was the 139th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 6th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds play in the National League's central division; their divisional foes were the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs were the defending champions. The Reds did not make the playoffs until 2010 season, with their last playoff appearance in 1995. Baker was the club's first-ever African American manager.