C Devin Mesoraco was placed on the disabled list Tuesday, one day after fracturing his left foot. Mesoraco departed Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning after being hit in the left foot by a pitch from Jose Quintana. X-rays displayed a fracture of the fifth metatarsal.

Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco was placed on the disabled list Tuesday, one day after fracturing his left foot.Mesoraco departed Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning after being hit in the left foot by a pitch from Jose Quintana.X-rays displayed a fracture of the fifth metatarsal. Mesoraco is batting just .213 with six homers and 14 RBIs this season.Outfielder Phillip Ervin was recalled from Triple-A Louisville to fill the roster opening. Ervin is batting .256 with seven homers and 40 RBIs at Louisville and went 0-for-2 in three games with the Reds earlier this season.Meanwhile, outfielder Scott Schebler (shoulder), who has hit 23 homers, was sent to Louisville on a rehab assignment. Outfielder Scott Van Slyke, recently acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers, accepted an outright assignment to Louisville.--The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Gregory Polanco on the 10-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain, the team announced.Polanco will be making... [More]

Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco was placed on the disabled list Tuesday, one day after fracturing his left foot.Mesoraco departed Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning after being hit in the left foot by a pitch from Jose Quintana. X-rays displayed a fracture of the fifth metatarsal."If you've got a broken foot, you can't play," Mesoraco said after the contest. "It doesn't even feel remotely close to being able to play at the moment."Mesoraco is batting just .213 with six homers and 14 RBIs this season as he once again is plagued by injuries."I went through worse stuff; I've had worse injuries," said Mesoraco, who has dealt with hip and shoulder injuries. "You kind of play the hand you're dealt. Not everything is a fairy-tale ending; not everything works out as perfectly as you expect."Outfielder Phillip Ervin was recalled from Triple-A Louisville to fill the roster opening. Ervin is batting .256 with seven homers and 40 RBIs at Louisville and went 0-for-2 in three games with the Reds earlier this season.Meanwhile, outfielder Scott Schebler (shoulder), who has hit 23 homers, was sent to Louisville on a rehab assignment.Outfielder Scott Van Slyke, recently acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers, accepted an outright assignment to Louisville.

C Devin Mesoraco was hit by a pitch in the second inning and manager Bryan Price said an X-ray revealed a possible left foot fracture. Mesoraco is expected to return to Cincinnati on Tuesday for an MRI.

C Devin Mesoraco was reinstated from the three-day paternity list Thursday after the birth of his son, Luke, on Sunday. It's one of three impending births among Reds catchers with the wives of Tucker Barnhart and Stuart Turner due by the first of September. "Yeah, it's pretty wild, all at the same time," Mesoraco said. "I'll get some sleep. That's part of it." Mesoraco is 4-for-26 in seven starts since being reinstated from the 10-day disabled list July 19. He walked as a pinch-hitter Thursday.

C Devin Mesoraco was placed on the three-day paternity list on Monday. Mesoraco and his wife, Kira, welcomed son Luke at 6:15 p.m. EST on Sunday. The Reds have been carrying three catchers, and Tucker Barnhart and Stuart Turner also are expecting births soon. "All sorts of babies," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "I think we had the same thing a few years ago. I'm sure our non-roster catchers are all thrilled to death thinking they might get a chance to come up and play."

C Devin Mesoraco returned to the lineup Saturday and went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts after appearing in only one of the previous five games because of a sore left knee. Mesoraco has had two separate stints on the disabled list this season with hip and shoulder injuries. In 51 games, he's batting .218 with five doubles, six home runs and 14 RBIs.

C Devin Mesoraco was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list on Wednesday. He made two rehab starts for Triple-A Louisville. Mesoraco had been on the DL since July 3 with a left shoulder strain. He did not start Wednesday but singled as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning.

C Devin Mesoraco, on the 10-day disabled list since July 3 with a left shoulder strain, came through Monday's rehab start for Triple-A Louisville with no issues and even hit a grand slam. The bigger test was expected to come Tuesday when he was scheduled to start behind the plate for the second straight night.

C Devin Mesoraco, on the 10-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain, began Monday what the Reds hope is a brief rehab stint at Triple-A Louisville. Manager Bryan Price said if soreness in Mesoraco's left lat muscle doesn't resurface, he'll likely rejoin the club this week. "Strong possibility it'll be a short stint in Triple-A, but we'll wait and see," Price said. "It's game situations to see if there's any soreness at all in his lat. If there's soreness there, that would be a concern."

C Devin Mesoraco, on the 10-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain, came through Saturday's bullpen session with no issues. He's eligible to come off the DL. "Everything went good," said Reds manager Bryan Price said Sunday. "We'll discuss (next steps) today with Devin and we'll let you guys know the plan."

C Devin Mesoraco (left shoulder strain) was placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to Monday. It is the same shoulder on which Mesoraco had surgery on to repair a torn labrum in May 2016. Mesoraco want back to Cincinnati on Tuesday to undergo an MRI that manager Bryan Price showed no structural damage. In 40 games this year, Mesoraco is hitting .234 with six homers and 14 RBI. He began the season on the 10-day disabled list while recovering from surgeries last year in May on his left shoulder and in July on his right hip.

C Devin Mesoraco smacked a three-run homer off RHP Josh Fields in the sixth inning to tie the score at 4. Mesoraco has four home runs this season. In seven of 10 games at Dodger Stadium, Mesoraco has recorded at least one hit.

C Devin Mesoraco worked before the game Friday night with Reds hitting coach Don Long on an adjustment, then snapped a 0-for-15 slump in the best possible way, leading off the 10th inning with his first career walkoff home run in the 3-2 win over Atlanta.

C Devin Mesoraco missed four games with a sore hamstring, but has started the past two games, going 4-for-8 with a double, homer, and two RBIs. He has hit safely in eight of his past 10 games. He returned this season after making only 39 appearances the past two seasons due to hip and shoulder surgeries. While the offense has been a plus, the most encouraging thing for Mesoraco is that he's been able to start behind the plate four consecutive days four times this season with no physical issues. "He's been agile and throwing well," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "I think he gets better every day he's out there."

C Devin Mesoraco returned to the Reds' lineup in a big way on Saturday after missing four games with a sore hamstring. He went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Mesoraco has hit safely in seven of nine appearances. He began the season on the disabled list after hip and shoulder surgeries and was activated April 27.

C Devin Mesoraco has been dealing with a hamstring injury but is expected to return to the starting lineup on Saturday or Sunday. "Typically, once they say they're 100 percent, we like to give them one more day, especially with injuries like a hamstring," Reds manager Bryan Price. Mesoraco has hit safely in six of his past eight games. He struck out as a pinch-hitter Friday night.

C Devin Mesoraco has made four appearances and two starts since coming off the disabled list last Thursday. "It's been a short look, but I think he's looked great," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "His body is showing resiliency. He's moving well and throwing well, but it's a small sample size." Mesoraco went 0-for-3 Tuesday.

C Devin Mesoraco did not play on Sunday but the Reds say they plan to have him catch five of the next 10 days so he will get a chance to work with each of the team's starting pitchers. Mesoraco's game on Friday night was his first in the major leagues in more than a year because of various injuries.

C Devin Mesoraco (shoulder/hip) was activated Thursday off the 10-day DL and started his first game this year with the Reds on Friday night, batting seventh and going 1-for-3. The 2014 National League All-Star played in 13 games during a rehab assignment at Double-A Pensacola, batting .170 in 47 at-bats with a homer and three RBIs. Mesoraco has been limited to 39 games the last two seasons as injuries to both hips and his shoulder have kept him out of action.