Casey Drottar
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@univofdayton alum. Editorial Producer @MLB. Adjunct Instructor/MSJ '21 @MedillSchool. Words with @MLB, @AP_Sports, @ChicagoTribune. Grunge enthusiast.
Joined September 2011
Mike Piazza has spent the past few years trying to rebuild the foundation of baseball in Italy. What does a challenge that imposing involve for the Hall of Fame catcher? I spoke with him to find out:.
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“It all starts with a dream.” Ask Mike Piazza about his goals for baseball in Italy and he’ll likely find his way back to this thought. The Hall of Fame catcher has already made multiple noteworthy...
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Andrew Abbott showed the Reds he was willing to grind through a tough start. But a lack of command - and run support - had Cincy falling short of a sweep at Wrigley:.
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CHICAGO -- With Andrew Abbott on the mound Wednesday at Wrigley Field, odds certainly seemed to favor the Reds’ ability to complete a pivotal sweep over the Cubs. Cincinnati had just grinded out two...
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Cubs score first on this Seiya Suzuki sac fly, but Jake Fraley's diving catch prevented things from getting worse
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Reds lefty Wade Miley threw a bullpen session yesterday as he rehabs from a left flexor strain. Per manager Terry Francona, Miley will face live hitters for the first time on Friday.
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In his very first Reds start, after six days of relentless travel, Zack Littell promptly took the mound and gave Cincinnati everything it could’ve asked for and more. Not a bad way to introduce yourself to your new team:.
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CHICAGO – From Cincinnati's perspective, what more could you have possibly asked from the debut of starter Zack Littell? The Reds badly needed a lengthy outing vs. the Cubs Tuesday at Wrigley Field...
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Some not shabby company for Zack Littell to join in his Reds debut
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Spencer Steer - who gave the Reds their first lead in the fifth - did it again with this three-run shot two innings later
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He's promptly picked off.
TJ Friedl's bunt single gives the Reds their first baserunner in the fourth.
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TJ Friedl's bunt single gives the Reds their first baserunner in the fourth.
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Zack Littell - whose Reds debut began with a leadoff single and a walk - proceeds to strike out the next three batters to end the first.
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Nick Lodolo went to the injured list with a blister. But when asked if he thought the southpaw would only miss the 15-day minimum, Terry Francona said, “I bet you he’ll be ready before that.".
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The Reds placed left-hander Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger on Tuesday, one day after the injury forced him to exit Cincinnati's 3-2 win over the Cubs...
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In Nick Lodolo’s absence, the Reds will move Nick Martinez back to the rotation. Martinez was initially moved to the bullpen after Cincinnati acquired Zack Littell, who makes his Reds debut tonight.
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Terry Francona said injured starter Nick Lodolo is “actually doing pretty well. They're gonna take today and just treat him, and then I think they'll get a ball back in his hand tomorrow.” Francona seemed confident Lodolo would only miss the minimum amount of time.
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The Reds have placed Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger. RHP Yosver Zulueta has been recalled from Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move.
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Nick Lodolo had finally been enjoying a healthy season. But that luck may be ending now that a blister has him on the verge of an IL stint.
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CHICAGO – After Nick Lodolo's July 29 start against the Dodgers, both he and manager Terry Francona put less stock in his season-high 11 strikeouts than they did with the fact the oft-injured...
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A key replay challenge. A taxed bullpen stepping up for an injured starter. Clutch hits that traveled just a few feet. The beleaguered Reds needed a break Monday night, and they ended up getting plenty:.
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CHICAGO – Wrigley Field was practically shaking on Monday night. Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson appeared to have just singled home the game-tying run in the seventh, sending the crowd into a deafening...
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The Reds maintain their lead after Dansby Swanson's game-tying RBI infield single is called back after replays show he clearly missed the first-base bag
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TJ Friedl follows with a go-ahead RBI single.
Ke'Bryan Hayes puts runners on the corners with a two-out, 38.6 mph single that traveled exactly one foot.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes puts runners on the corners with a two-out, 38.6 mph single that traveled exactly one foot.
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The Reds tie it when Ian Happ struggles to field Elly De La Cruz's double, allowing Matt McLain to score all the way from first.
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