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WEST SACRAMENTO – It would all have to fall into place perfectly, but the Reds could have one more reinforcement available to their pitching staff by the end of the season – just in case. Starting pitcher Rhett Lowder, who has yet to pitch in the big leagues this season

CINCINNATI -- The Reds got catcher Tyler Stephenson back for what could be a huge three-game series vs. the Mets that could keep their playoff hopes alive with a good weekend. And rookie pitcher Chase Burns may not be too much further behind him. Stephenson began a rehab assignment with

CINCINNATI -- If Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson needed any further assurance about the condition of his fractured left thumb, there was no better indication than catching hard-throwing right-hander Chase Burns in a two-inning simulated game on Tuesday. “I caught Burns’ live and he was throwing 101, so that was kind

LOS ANGELES -- As the Reds head into the final month of the season trying to remain a contender for a playoff spot, they will be without one of their top late-inning relievers. Graham Ashcraft was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with a right forearm strain. The

Before Wednesday's finale against the Angels, the Reds placed catcher Tyler Stephenson on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sunday, with a left thumb fracture. The club selected catcher Will Banfield from Triple-A Louisville to take Stephenson's place on the roster. Stephenson had missed the past four games because of

CINCINNATI – Thoughts on which role rookie pitcher Chase Burns will have down the stretch this season for the Reds – rotation or bullpen – will be on hold. That's because Burns was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday – retroactive to Tuesday – with a right flexor

CINCINNATI -- The Reds played well enough without Hunter Greene to contend for the playoffs while the starting pitcher was on the injured list for more than two months with a strained right groin. Could having Greene back in the rotation -- beginning Wednesday vs. the Phillies -- be the

PITTSBURGH -- The lengthy and deliberate process to get starting pitcher Hunter Greene beyond his right groin strain and back on the mound for the Reds appeared to have finally reached its conclusion.

The Reds placed left-hander Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger on Tuesday, one day after the injury forced him to exit Cincinnati's 3-2 win over the Cubs after just 1 2/3 innings. The Reds recalled right-hander Yosver Zulueta from Triple-A Louisville

CHICAGO – After Nick Lodolo's July 29 start against the Dodgers, both he and manager Terry Francona put less stock in his season-high 11 strikeouts than they did with the fact the oft-injured left-hander had completed his career-high 22nd start of the year. “It’s huge,” Francona said when asked about

CHICAGO – Wrigley Field was practically shaking on Monday night. Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson appeared to have just singled home the game-tying run in the seventh, sending the crowd into a deafening uproar and erasing a comeback attempt from a Reds team beaten down by the weekend’s grueling travel schedule.

CINCINNATI -- Carson Spiers was part of the Reds' pitching depth they were hoping to have at their disposal -- either in the rotation or the bullpen -- for the second half of the season. Instead, the club will be without Spiers for at least the remainder of 2025.

CINCINNATI -- The long and very slow road back to the active roster for Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene from a right groin strain extended all the way back to Arizona again on Wednesday. Greene, who postponed a rehab assignment start for Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday because of continued groin

CINCINNATI -- Before the Reds' four-game series opener against the Marlins on Monday night, starting pitcher Hunter Greene announced that he won't be beginning his rehab assignment on Tuesday as had been previously scheduled. Greene is in the middle of his second stint on the injured list this season due

BOSTON -- On a hot and humid Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park, the Reds got a glimpse of what’s to come for both their rotation and bullpen. An hour and a half before the resumption of Tuesday night’s suspended game against the Red Sox, Graham Ashcraft and Hunter Greene each

CINCINNATI - Eventually, Reds right fielder Jake Fraley will need surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Just not yet.

CINCINNATI -- The Reds finally got one of their best hitters back from the injured list on Friday in Austin Hays, but that good news was tempered by the loss of another outfielder, Jake Fraley, to a shoulder injury. Fraley was placed on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Tuesday) with

CINCINNATI – After being shorthanded on the bench during two wins over the Yankees, the Reds placed outfielder/first baseman Connor Joe on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with hand, foot and mouth disease. Infielder/outfielder Ryan Vilade was recalled from Triple-A Louisville to replace Joe on the active roster. Joe last

ST. LOUIS -- The Reds suffered a pair of losses on Friday. The first setback came before the game as the team placed left-hander Wade Miley on the 15-day injured list with a left flexor strain and recalled right-hander Connor Phillips from Triple-A Louisville. Then came the game, a sloppy

CINCINNATI -- A key reliever will be out of action for the Reds after right-hander Graham Ashcraft was placed on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a right groin strain. Rookie right-handed reliever Luis Mey was recalled from Triple-A Louisville. A starting pitcher for three seasons, Ashcraft is

DETROIT -- Reds rotation ace Hunter Greene could be down for longer than expected after his latest medical exam. Greene, who has been on the 15-day injured list since June 4 with a right groin strain, went to Los Angeles this week for a second opinion and another MRI. He

CLEVELAND -- It's looking less likely that the Reds will get one of their best bats back for the start of a series against baseball's best team on Friday. Left fielder Austin Hays is still bothered by soreness in his bruised left foot, and he went for an MRI on

CINCINNATI -- First baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand is a hitter the Reds were hoping could do big things for their lineup this season. Although Encarnacion-Strand struggled at the plate before going on the 10-day injured list on April 17 with lower back inflammation, the right-handed slugger's bat should improve the roster

CINCINNATI -- The Reds didn't wait for the MRI results on Hunter Greene's right groin strain Wednesday morning to know their rotation ace would need to be parked for at least a couple of weeks. Fortunately for Cincinnati, the club had someone in its backyard ready to step in. Greene