Reds' Graham Ashcraft Takes Step Toward Return with Rehab Assignment
Cincinnati Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft has been sent to Triple-A Louisville for a rehab assignment after being sidelined with a UCL sprain. He chose PRP treatment over surgery and hopes to pitch again this season. Before the injury, Ashcraft had a 3.33 ERA with 32 strikeouts and a 1.22 WHIP.
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Ashcraft's activation would complete the original bullpen that opened the season, as Emilio Pagan, Pierce Johnson, and Tony Santillan have all already returned from their own injury stints. The Reds' pitching staff has been heavily taxed throughout the year, with Hunter Greene sidelined for most of the season and facing an extended absence next year, while Nick Lodolo has made multiple trips to the
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