Gavin Lux understands why the Dodgers traded him, but he's out to prove to the world, and by extension his former team, that he can be star for the Cincinnati Reds.

With Los Angeles Dodgers spring training well underway in Glendale, Ariz., the Gavin Lux revenge tour has already begun about 11 miles away in Goodyear. A forme

Two years ago, he arrived at Camelback Ranch as the Dodgers’ everyday shortstop, finally the heir apparent to a pair of $300 million shortstops in Corey Seager and Trea Turner. Lux tore up his knee within the first week of Cactus League games, ending the dream before it began.

Lux had spent his entire career with the Dodgers. He was a first-round pick in the 2016 MLB Draft and worked his way through the farm system as the organization’s top prospect. Seeing his former team in the opposing dugout Monday took some getting used to.

Gavin Lux, after contributing to the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2024 World Series victory, joins the Cincinnati Reds, embracing a leadership role in a young

Gavin Lux opened Spring Training with the Cincinnati Reds, his first time being with a new club after the better part of a decade with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.