MIAMI –– Cincinnati Reds reliever Kevin Herget had a flight scheduled for Sunday morning to leave Miami. On Saturday, the Reds optioned Herget, the 32-year-old journeyman who pitched in an independent league last season, to Triple-A. Then one day later, because two Reds pitchers went on the injured list, they added Herget back to the active roster.
Reds reliever Alan Busenitz joined the team in Miami on Sunday, and then he appeared in his first big league game since 2018. Busenitz, 32, spent the last four years in Japan before signing with the Reds last offseason on a minor league contract.