Cincinnati Reds: Sonny Gray gets his first start of the spring

It’s been a rough start to Sonny Gray’s Cincinnati Reds career, but the right-hander will toe the rubber in tonight’s spring game against the Padres.

The long awaited to debut of Sonny Gray in a Cincinnati Reds uniform will be tonight against the San Diego Padres. One of the Reds’ key acquisitions this offseason has been sidelined for a few weeks with an arm injury, but Gray is slated to be on the mound tonight when the Redlegs go head-to-head with the Friars.

Gray was traded from the New York Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds earlier this offseason. The Reds sent highly-rated prospect Shed Long and a competitive balance pick in this year’s draft to the Bronx Bombers in exchange for Gray.

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