LATEST INJURIES
3B Jeimer Candelario
Injury: Lumbar spine strain
IL date: April 30 (10-day IL, retroactive to April 28)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Candelario, who was out with a sore lower back, was placed on the injured list. (Last updated: April 30)
OF Austin Hays
Injury: Sore left hamstring
Expected return: TBD
Status: Hays tweaked his hamstring while running the bases and scoring in the sixth inning April 28, and he underwent an MRI on April 29. (Last updated: April 29)
RF Jake Fraley
Injury: Right quad contusion
Expected return: TBD
Status: Fraley was scratched from the lineup April 28 and still felt a little banged up April 29, but he was feeling better after night of rest. He fouled a ball off his right leg on April 27 vs. the Rockies. (Last updated: April 29)
C Tyler Stephenson
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: March 26 (10-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Early May
Status: Stephenson was slated to catch for Triple-A Louisville on April 29 at Memphis, and he will do so again April 30 and in the doubleheader on May 1 before the Reds make a decision. (Last updated: April 29) More >>
1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Injury: Lower back inflammation
IL date: April 17 (10-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Encarnacion-Strand hit off a tee on April 28, but he will get another injection for his lower back. If he recovers well, he will get more aggressive baseball activity going forward. No target return date has been announced. (Last updated: April 29) More >>
LHP Wade Miley
Injury: Tommy John surgery
Expected return: May
Status: Miley exited a April 27 rehab assignment, his second with High-A Dayton, after only 10 pitches with groin discomfort. An MRI ruled out a serious issue. (Last updated: April 28)
RHP Ian Gibaut
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
IL date: April 26 (15-day IL)
Expected return: May
Status: Gibaut allowed two runs and three hits in one inning April 25 and went on the 15-day IL the following day. (Last updated: April 26)
LHP Sam Moll
Injury: Left shoulder impingement
IL date: April 14 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 11)
Expected return: Late April or early May
Status: Moll pitched one inning for Triple-A Louisville on April 22. (Last updated: April 23)
RHP Carson Spiers
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
IL date: April 20 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Early June
Status: Spiers will be shut down from throwing for at least six weeks. He is scheduled to begin soft tissue work to loosen up his shoulder. (Last updated: April 22) More >>
RHP Rhett Lowder (No. 2 prospect)
Injury: Right elbow discomfort
IL date: March 26 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: May
Status: Lowder is set to throw an up-down bullpen session April 26. (Last updated: April 22)
INF Cam Collier (No. 4 prospect)
Injury: Left thumb
Status: Diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb on March 2. Surgery scheduled for March 13; he'll miss 4-6 weeks. (Last updated: March 9)
RHP Julian Aguiar
Injury: Torn UCL
IL date: Feb. 13 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Aguiar underwent Tommy John surgery, which was performed by Dr. Keith Meister, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Last updated: Feb. 6)
LHP Brandon Williamson
Injury: Torn UCL
Expected return: Likely 2026
Status: Williamson, who spent much of 2024 coming back from a shoulder injury, appeared in four big league games (three starts) before he tore his UCL on Sept. 17, requiring Tommy John surgery. (Last updated: Feb. 6)
LATEST NEWS
April 30
• INF Jeimer Candelario: Placed on 10-day IL
• RHP Chase Petty: Added to taxi squad
• INF Tyler Callihan: Recalled from Triple-A Louisville
April 26
• RHP Ian Gibaut: Placed on 15-day IL
• RHP Lyon Richardson: Recalled from Triple-A Louisville
April 21
• LHP Nick Lodolo: Activated from paternity list
• RHP Randy Wynne: Optioned to Triple-A Louisville