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Cincinnati Reds DFA Sam Moll as Graham Ashcraft returns to bullpen
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The Cincinnati Reds designated left-hander reliever Sam Moll for assignment on Sunday, Sept. 6 with Graham Ashcraft returning from the 60-day injured list.
Moll, who made 161 relief appearances for the Reds since joining the club at the 2023 trade deadline , was 2-7 with a 4.79 ERA over 65 games this season.
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He gave up two runs in one inning of work in the Reds' 10-7 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers Sept. 4.
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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft (42) delivers a pitch in the eighth inning of a MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati. Reds own 8-3.
Ashcraft, 28, hit the 60-day IL due to a UCL sprain in May, when the Reds were in the middle of a spring slide toward the NL Central's basement and were also without closer Emilio Pagán .
Rather than Tommy John surgery, Ashcraft received a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection to stimulate healing for the sprain.
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"Missing two (or) two-and-a-half months is a lot better than missing a year-and-a-half," Ashcraft said in May.
This season, Ashcraft posted a 1-1 record and a 3.33 ERA over 26 appearances. He joins a Reds bullpen at its healthiest and looks to be a strength over the final three weeks of the regular season against baseball's toughest remaining schedule.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Reds DFA Sam Moll as Graham Ashcraft returns to bullpen
