CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds optioned closer Alexis Díaz to Triple-A Louisville following Wednesday’s 6-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team called up right-hander Luis Mey to take his roster spot.
Díaz, an All-Star in 2023, allowed three consecutive home runs in the first game of the doubleheader loss, part of a five-run ninth for the Cardinals.
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After starting the season on the injured list, Díaz has appeared in six games since his return on April 15, allowing eight runs over six innings.
“(We wanted) to let him try to figure it out in Triple A,” manager Terry Francona said before Thursday’s game against the Cardinals. “After a doubleheader and the innings we spent, it’s not just because of that, but we also need innings. The consistency isn’t there. We told him, ‘Hey man, we’re not giving up on you. We just want you to be more consistent.’’’
Mey, 23, is the team’s No. 19 prospect, according to The Athletic’s Keith Law. A 6-foot-5, 235-pound flamethrower, Mey was named the top reliever in last year’s Arizona Fall League and earned a spot on the team’s 40-man roster. Mey threw a 103-mph fastball earlier this month while with Louisville, where he was 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA in nine innings over 10 appearances. He has 10 strikeouts and seven walks.
Control has been a concern with Mey, but he had just two walks with eight strikeouts and one hit in eight appearances in the Arizona Fall League. He appeared in five games during Cactus League play this spring, striking out eight and walking 5 in 4 2/3 innings.
“He’s got the arsenal,” Francona said. “He’s not the finished product, but we know that.”
Francona, who lives in Arizona in the offseason, caught a couple of Mey’s performances in the AFL.
“I think I saw the best inning he’s ever had,” Francona said. “It was just a wipeout inning.”
Díaz struggled this spring after suffering a knee injury before the start of Cactus League play. He was inconsistent in spring training and started the season on the IL as the team worked on his mechanics.
Dominant at the start of the 2023 season, Díaz hasn’t lived up to that level of play since. In 2024, he was 2-5 with a 3.99 ERA with 28 saves, but saw his walk rate increase while his strikeout rate increased.
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The younger brother of New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz, Alexis debuted in 2022 and earned 10 saves. He became the team’s primary closer the following year.
In Díaz’s absence at the start of the season, the Reds turned to veteran Emilio Pagán to finish games. Pagán, 33, has eight saves and a 2.51 ERA in 15 appearances for the Reds this season.
(Photo: Jeff Dean / AP Photo)
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