Herget agreed to a minor-league contract with the Reds on Friday that includes an invitation to spring training, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
The right-hander will be in camp with Cincinnati as a non-roster invitee. Herget, 31, pitched in independent ball in 2021 and 2022 before the Rays brought him. He leaned on his changeup more than any other pitch during him brief time with Tampa Bay last season.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Hits open market
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Herget elected to become a free agent Friday.
Herget pitched just seven major-league innings in 2022, recording a 7.71 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in the process. Rather than accept an outright to Triple-A Durham, he will instead look to join another club ahead of the 2023 season.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Clears waivers
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The Rays outrighted Herget to Triple-A Durham on Oct. 6.
Herget will remain in the organization after he cleared waivers for the third time in the less than three months after being designated for assignment. The 31-year-old right-hander ended up making three appearances for the Rays during his rookie season, giving up six earned runs over seven frames.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Dropped from roster again
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Herget was designated for assignment Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Herget has now been designated for assignment three times in the past six weeks. His latest stint on the 40-man roster lasted just one day, as he had his contract selected Monday morning and went on to allow four runs in 4.1 innings of relief that evening against the Red Sox. Jimmy Yacabonis was called up to replace Herget on the roster.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Back on 40-man, active roster
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The Rays selected Herget's contract from Triple-A Durham ahead of Monday's game in Boston.
He'll be rejoining the big-league bullpen as a replacement for right-hander Easton McGee, who was designated for assignment after covering three innings in Sunday's loss to the Astros. Over his prior two appearances out of the Tampa Bay bullpen this season, Herget allowed two earned runs on two hits and no walks over 2.2 innings.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Passes through waivers
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The Rays outrighted Herget to Triple-A Durham on Saturday.
He'll remain in the Tampa Bay organization after he went unclaimed upon being exposed to waivers over the weekend. Herget has made two appearances at the big-league level but has otherwise spent the entire campaign at Durham, where he's produced a 2.98 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 93.2 innings.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Designated for assignment
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Herget was designated for assignment Thursday.
The move allows the Rays to add utilityman Miles Mastrobuoni to the 40-man roster. Herget gave up two earned runs with one strikeout in 2.2 innings over two appearances in September.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Sent back to minors
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Herget was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Herget gave the Rays' extra bullpen depth in Toronto with Brooks Raley unable to cross the border into Canada. Heget made a pair of appearances, allowing two runs in 2.2 innings in his first taste of major-league action.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Joins big club in Toronto
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The Rays selected Herget's contract from Triple-A Durham on Monday.
He'll provide the Rays with some reinforcement in the bullpen for their four-game series in Toronto with Brooks Raley (personal) unavailable after landing on the restricted list and with Ryan Yarbrough likely down for the next few days following a five-inning relief appearance in Sunday's loss to the Yankees. Herget has primarily served as a starter for Durham this season, logging a 2.55 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 92:14 K:BB across 91.2 innings.
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Rays' Kevin Herget: Goes unclaimed on waivers
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Herget was outrighted to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
He'll stick around in the Tampa Bay organization after going unclaimed off waivers when the Rays designated him for assignment earlier this week. During his four-day stay with the big club, the 31-year-old Herget didn't get the chance to make his MLB debut out of the Tampa Bay bullpen.
