PITTSBURGH — Nick Senzel, a guy who didn’t expect to be with the Cincinnati Reds after the Aug. 1 trade deadline, wasn’t by game time Friday.
The struggling Reds sent the veteran hitter to Triple-A Louisville after he arrived at the ballpark in Pittsburgh, where the Reds later opened a three-game series against the Pirates, looking to break from a 1-8 slide.
It was the first minor-league demotion for Senzel since the 2016 No. 2 overall draft pick debuted for the Reds in 2019.
“Nick’s been with us for a long time, in the organization, on our team,” manager David Bell said.