Reds' Casey Legumina: Cleared for rehab assignment
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Legumina (ankle) is set to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Louisville.
Legumina is recovered from the right ankle contusion that sent him to the injured list in mid-May and could be an option again for the Reds' bullpen by the weekend. He had pitched to a 4.35 ERA with nine strikeouts in 10.1 innings of relief for Cincinnati prior to the IL stint.
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Reds' Casey Legumina: Placed on 15-day IL
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Cincinnati placed Legumina on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right ankle contusion, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.
Legumina will miss at least two weeks while dealing with the ankle bruise. The Reds are bringing in a plethora of new arms, including Kevin Herget and Silvino Bracho, before Sunday's game against the Marlins to help stabilize the bullpen.
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Reds' Casey Legumina: Recalled from Triple-A
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Legumina was recalled Thursday from Triple-A Louisville.
Legumina will rejoin the Reds' bullpen ahead of their three-game weekend series against the Athletics, which begins Friday. He's allowed just one earned run through 4.1 major-league innings this year.
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Reds' Casey Legumina: Dispatched to minors
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The Reds optioned Legumina to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.
Legumina was sent back to the minors to clear a spot on the 26-man active roster for right-hander Levi Stoudt, who was activated from the taxi squad ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday versus the Rays. During his first taste of the majors, Legumina made two appearances out of the bullpen, striking out four over 4.1 innings while allowing one run on three hits and one walk.
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Reds' Casey Legumina: Recalled from Triple-A
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Legumina was recalled Saturday from Triple-A Louisville.
Acquired from the Twins in November as part of the Kyle Farmer trade, Legumina is set to make his MLB debut out of the Reds' bullpen. He had worked to a 1.59 ERA with five strikeouts and no walks through 5.2 innings this season at Triple-A.
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Reds' Casey Legumina: Sent to minor-league camp
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Legumina was optioned Tuesday to Triple-A Louisville, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
Legumina was acquired by the Reds from the Twins over the summer in the deadline deal for Tyler Mahle. The right-hander forged a 4.80 ERA in 33 appearances -- 16 starts -- over 86.1 innings between High-A Cedar Rapids and Double-A Wichita last season.
