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Miley will be forced to miss at least two weeks, but a flexor strain likely means the 38-year-old won’t be able to return until after the All-Star break at the earliest. He’ll hit the shelf with Connor Phillips recalled from Louisville to take Mileys place on the pitching staff.

Miley gave up four hits, walked two and struck out five. The only runs he allowed came on two solo home runs by Jahmai Jones and Wenceel Perez. Miley’s control wasn’t great, but the Tigers offense bailed him out by only drawing two walks. The 38-year-old left-hander has a 6.75 ERA in three appearances this year and is best left on fantasy waiver wires. Miley is set to face the Cardinals on the road next weekend.

Miley was making his first big-league start since Tommy John surgery last year. with the Brewers The 38-year-old previously pitched for the Reds in 2020 and ’21, with the latter being the best season if his 15-year career. Miley succeeded tonight in spite of the four walks he issued. He also hit a batter. It’s entirely possible he’ll prove to be a useful stopgap for the Reds, but there’s really no chance of fantasy value here. He’ll likely make his next start Sunday against the Tigers.

The Reds were already down 5-1 in the eighth, so the runs didn’t matter much. Miley, coming back from Tommy John, was signed and added to the Reds roster before the game because of Hunter Greene’s injury. He’s expected to join the rotation and face the Guardians next week.

The Reds signed Wade Miley to a major league contract. He had been with Cincinnati up until two days ago, pitching to a 8.84 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings with Triple-A Louisville. Miley had opted out of his minor league deal in the hopes of finding a starting rotation spot elsewhere. With Hunter Greene (groin) landing on the IL, Miley will now have a spot in the Reds rotation.

The Reds have cut Miley loose to pursue an opportunity somewhere else since they didn’t have a spot for him in the big-league rotation. The 38-year-old left-hander had a June 1 opt-out in his minor league deal with the club. He’s been working his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery and could wind up latching on somewhere as emergency starting pitching depth.

The 38-year-old Miley recently had a setback with a groin injury in his Tommy John rehab, but he’s back at it now. His velocity is close to where it was before he blew out his elbow, and he could be an option for the Reds early next month.

The MRI came back clean on Miley’s groin, but the team will send him down to the lowest levels to begin building his stamina back up. Assuming no set backs over the next few weeks, Miley has a chance to help the Cincinnati starting staff in the summer months.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a setback with his arm as he makes his way back from Tommy John. An MRI on his groin came back negative, so he could resume pitching in minor league games within a couple of weeks.

The 38-year-old southpaw is working his way back from Tommy John surgery. The Reds were obviously going to take a cautious approach here, pulling him the moment anything felt off. We won’t get a real read on what’s going on here until the Reds provide an official update.