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"Our infielders are taught to go get the ball until they're called off. From where I called I'm sure he didn't hear me," said Friedl, who paid for it.

Andrew Abbott added seven strikeouts to his season total against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, helping the Cincinnati Reds lefty further improve his K%.

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Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson received a posthumous reprieve from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both players eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals.

MLB Pipeline updated their "Top 100 Prospect Rankings" over the weekend and the Cincinnati Reds had six prospects make the list. Chase Burns was ranked #26 before the season, but after dominating in his first six starts of the year,

Cincinnati Reds top prospect Chase Burns climbed 12 spots to No. 11 in MLB Pipeline's new top 100 rankings. In his first three starts for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, Burns has posted a 1.93 ERA with 21 strikeouts and just two walks in 14 innings.