The Reds announced today that they have selected the contract of left-hander . Right-hander has been optioned to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding active roster move. To open a 40-man spot, outfielder has been transferred to the 60-day injured list. Kravetz, 27, gets the call to the show for the first time. He was selected by the Reds in the fifth round of the 2019 draft and has been climbing the minor league ladder since then. He made his profe sional debut with one inning in Rookie ball in his draft year, but then the minor leagues were wiped out by the pandemic in 2020. Since then, as hes moved towards the higher levels of the minors, he has racked up plenty of strikeouts but also given out Justin Dowling Jersey plenty of walks. From 2021 to 2024, he has to sed 243 1/3 minor league innings, allowing 3.99 earned runs per nine. He has struck out 28% of batters faced in that time but also given out free pa ses at an 11.1% rate. That includes 42 1/3 Triple-A innings this year with a 3.40 ERA, 25% strikeout rate and 11.7% walk rate. The Cincinnati pitching staff has been fairly snakebit of late. Each of , , and have hit the injured list this month. made an emergency start yesterday and he was followed by five relievers, including Legumina. Thanks to a double-header coming up on Friday, the club is in the midst of a stretch wherein they play eight games in seven days. The club needs all the help it can get to survive the coming week, so Kravetz has been summoned to be a part of the solution. The Reds are also calling up prospect to handle one of the two games on Friday. Both pitchers will be making their respective MLB debuts as soon as they take the mound. Fairchild was placed on the 10-day IL yesterday due to a left thumb sprain. Evidently, the Reds dont expect him back this year, based on this transfer. Hell spend the rest of the season on the 60-day IL but will need to be added back onto the 40-man in the offseason, as there is no IL from five days after the World Series until the start of Spring Training. Nathan Legare Jersey