BREAKING NEWS : Kenosha native traded to Reds; Gavin Lux’s career grows

The Brief
The Reds have acquired Gavin Lux, a second baseman/outfielder, from the Dodgers.
Lux was a standout baseball player at Indian Trail High School in Kenosha only a few years ago.
He is a World Series Champion from his time in Los Angeles, but his enthusiasm for the game endures.
Milwaukee — Gavin Lux was a standout baseball player at Indian Trail High School in Kenosha only a few years ago. Since then, his path has been out and back around. Lux returned to Milwaukee in April with a new uniform. Lux, a first-round draft pick out of Kenosha High School, was moved to Cincinnati in the offseason and is now a proud Red.

His debut season with the organization coincided with the tenure of new manager Terry Francona.

“They made me feel at home right away, so it wasn’t a big adjustment and it’s been great,” one satisfied customer says. You couldn’t ask for a better manager there, anyway, so the culture, surroundings, and everything else have been wonderful, making the transition easy,” Lux added. “And getting back closer to home is what, in terms of an advantage, just getting to see my family and friends more.” Lux has already made a lot of money and won the World Series during his time in Los Angeles, but his passion for the game remains. “This is kind of what I always wanted to

do, so I can’t imagine waking up out of bed and doing anything else,” he told me. “I think in this clubhouse, it’s a young clubhouse, so some of the experiences are an advantage, where I feel that I can give some advice and, you know, I’ve kind of been through everything,” according to him. “Ups and downs, getting hurt, playing in the playoffs—all of these things I feel I’ve been through and can help with. But yeah, I guess it’s at that point where I’m not really yet a veteran, but I’m not a young guy either. Somewhere in the middle.” Lux’s Reds team lost three out of four games to the Milwaukee Brewers during Milwaukee’s first homestand of the season. Cincinnati’s next visit will be during the season’s final homestand at American Family Field.