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Matt McLain had shoulder surgery and the Reds don’t know when they’ll get him back

Matt McLain had shoulder surgery and the Reds don’t know when they’ll get him back

Photo by John E. Moore III/ The 2024 season is off to a roaring beginning. Remember when Matt McLain had a little blip of a shoulder issue, got shut down, and then after a few days headed off to California for a ‘second opinion’ from a guy who’s famous for doing big surgeries? Well, after a couple of days of radio silence, it turns out the visit to the guy who does big surgeries did another big surgery, this time on McLain. The Cincinnati Reds announced this morning that their would-be 2B for Opening Day had his left labrum repaired (along with some cartilage),...
Red Reporter Mar 26, 2024
Red Reposter - These Reds look awful familiar

Red Reposter - These Reds look awful familiar

Photo by Chris Coduto/ Here comes baseball! The Reds will start throwing and hitting baseballs for real money in just a bit over 48 hours as of this publication and I for one am prepared to see them go. First pitch against the Washington Nationals is set for 4:10 on Thursday with The Mayor himself scheduled to consummate the ceremony. So what are we lookin at here? How’s them Redboys? I gotta say, it smells an awful lot like 2009. I remember it being pretty repulsive back then, but I was a lot stupider. The parallels are pretty fun though. Check it: my favorite...
Red Reporter Mar 22, 2024
Cincinnati Reds set Opening Day roster (with one notable caveat)

Cincinnati Reds set Opening Day roster (with one notable caveat)

Photo by Chris Coduto/ Who will be the 13th position player? Despite his torrid Cactus League play, I’d never gotten around to using a picture of Mike Ford in a Cincinnati Reds uniform this spring. It seems only right that he get that honor once, though given that the above is the lone image of him in the Getty files it figures to be the last. Ford was granted his release from the Reds on Friday after being informed he would not make the club’s Opening Day roster, part of a series of moves that saw Tony Santillan reassigned to minor league camp. It was also...
Red Reporter Mar 20, 2024
Reds top prospect Edwin Arroyo to miss season with torn labrum

Reds top prospect Edwin Arroyo to miss season with torn labrum

Photo by Aaron Doster/ Awful news continues in Reds camp. The Cincinnati Reds have a full-blown injury crisis on their hands. TJ Friedl is on the shelf with a busted wrist after diving for a ball in a meaningless Cactus League game, while Matt McLain’s oblique-turned-shoulder absence was exacerbated earlier today when manager David Bell mentioned that even ‘surgery’ was not off the table. Noelvi Marte isn’t injured - he’s just suspended. But the news got worse around camp late Wednesday, as The Enquirer’s Charlie Goldsmith relayed that top infield prospect...
Red Reporter Mar 20, 2024
MRI reveals ‘something’ in Reds infielder Matt McLain’s balky shoulder

MRI reveals ‘something’ in Reds infielder Matt McLain’s balky shoulder

Photo by John E. Moore III/ Questions loom... Matt McLain has zero hits in 14 trips to the plate in Cactus League action this spring, as the former 1st round pick of the Cincinnati Reds dealt with oblique soreness throughout much of camp. Yes, it’s a similar injury to the one that derailed his otherwise electric rookie campaign in 2023, and that’s something that’s hard to simply dismiss - especially given the nagging injuries we’ve seen to so many other of his peers. It wasn’t the oblique that made him a surprise late scratch over the weekend against the San...