CINCINNATI -- Reds relief pitcher Tony Cingrani moved a step closer to rejoining the club when he began a throwing program earlier this week.
"Monday or Tuesday of this week was his first light throwing, from 60 or 70 feet," Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said Friday. "He has continued on that throwing progression."
Cingrani was placed on the 10-day disabled list on April 21 with a strained right oblique. In five appearances this year, he had allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings with a 1.07 WHIP and a .222 opponents' average. He pitched in 65 games in 2016.