Louisville Bats
Founded in 1982 Louisville, Kentucky
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Triple-A (1982–present)
League	International League (1998–present)
Division	West Division
Previous leagues	American Association (1982–1997)
Major league affiliations
Team	Cincinnati Reds (2000–present)
Previous teams	Milwaukee Brewers (1998–1999) St. Louis Cardinals (1982–1997)
Minor league titles
League titles (4)	1984 1985 1995 2001
Division titles (8)	1983 1985 1998 2001 2003 2008 2009 2010
Team data
Name	Louisville Bats (2002–present)
Previous names	Louisville RiverBats (1999–2001) Louisville Redbirds (1982–1998)
Colors	Red, navy, white[1]
Mascot	Buddy Bat
Ballpark	Louisville Slugger Field (2000–present)
Previous parks	Cardinal Stadium (1982–1999)
Owner/ Operator	Diamond Baseball Holdings[2]
President	Greg Galiette[3]
Manager	Pat Kelly
Website	milb.com/louisville

The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Louisville, Kentucky, and are named in dual reference to the winged mammal and baseball bats, such as those manufactured locally under the Louisville Slugger brand. The team plays their home games at Louisville Slugger Field, which opened in 2000. The Bats previously played at Cardinal Stadium from 1982 to 1999.

The club began play as the Louisville Redbirds in the Triple-A American Association (AA) in 1982. Louisville won three AA championships: in 1984, 1985, and 1995 as the top affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They joined the Triple-A International League in 1998 following the dissolution of the AA after the 1997 season. The Redbirds rebranded as the Louisville RiverBats in 1999; this was shortened to Bats in 2002. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Bats were shifted to the Triple-A East, but this was renamed the International League in 2022. Their lone IL championship was won in 2001 with Cincinnati.