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Ribalta, who was sent down six days ago, will rejoin the bullpen. He has a 6.56 ERA in 23 1/3 innings for the Nationals this season.

Ribalta has allowed runs in three of his last four appearances and has forged an ugly 6.56 ERA in his limited time in the Washington bullpen. He’ll likely finish the year in Triple-A with Sauryn Lao claiming his spot on the roster.

Ribalta returns to Washington’s bullpen mix in the wake of rookie Cole Henry hitting the shelf with a back strain. The 27-year-old righty has compiled a pedestrian 5.48 ERA across 21 1/3 innings of work over 18 appearances this season at the highest level.

Ribalta has been shipped back to the minors to clear a spot on Washington’s active roster for lefty MacKenzie Gore to return from the injured list for Thursday’s game against the Marlins.

Ribalta is a 6-foot-8 right-hander who hasn’t pitched for the Nationals since April. He should get a chance to work in the middle innings while he’s with the club in this stint.

We hear Rochester is beautiful this time of year. Ribalta will remain stationed in the minors after wrapping up a rehab assignment. The 27-year-old hit the injured list back in early April with a right biceps strain.

Ribalta heads to the shelf following a three-inning relief appearance earlier this week against the Dodgers. No word yet on how much time he’s going to miss.

The Nationals needed to free up a spot on their active roster for Derek Law to return from the injured list on Tuesday and Ribalta wound up being the odd man out. He’ll continue to serve as additional bullpen depth at the Triple-A level.

With Joan Adon landing on the IL, Ribalta will get another shot in the MLB bullpen. The 26-year-old has allowed three runs on five hits in two innings for the Nationals so far this season but has a more palatable 3.64 ERA and 37:14 K:BB ratio in 29 2/3 innings at Triple-A.

The nature and timing of the injury will all but end Adon’s season. The 26-year-old has transitioned to the bullpen this season, but it hasn’t done much for his success at the major league level. The Nationals recalled Orlando Ribalta from Triple-A Rochester to take Adon’s place in the bullpen.