Cincinnati Reds lefty Nick Lodolo was on track to rejoin the club on its road trip in Miami and make his season debut next Wednesday against the Marlins. Now, it appears that might not be happening.Thursday night in Lansing, Michigan, while pitching with the Reds’ Single-A affiliate, Lodolo exited the game alongside trainers with two outs in the bottom of the third inning due to a blister issue. Lodolo battled a blister on his left index finger during his final appearance at spring training and landed on the injured list before Opening Day. The spring training injury marked the fourth time Lodolo missed time due to a finger injury since the start of the 2024 season. In 2024, Lodolo missed two weeks beginning at the end of June with a blister issue. In August, the southpaw sat out the final month-plus of the season with a sprained left middle finger.In 2025, Lodolo watched for nearly three weeks in August with a blister on his left index finger.
CINCINNATI —
Cincinnati Reds lefty Nick Lodolo was on track to rejoin the club on its road trip in Miami and make his season debut next Wednesday against the Marlins.
Now, it appears that might not be happening.
Thursday night in Lansing, Michigan, while pitching with the Reds’ Single-A affiliate, Lodolo exited the game alongside trainers with two outs in the bottom of the third inning due to a blister issue.
Lodolo battled a blister on his left index finger during his final appearance at spring training and landed on the injured list before Opening Day.
The spring training injury marked the fourth time Lodolo missed time due to a finger injury since the start of the 2024 season.
In 2024, Lodolo missed two weeks beginning at the end of June with a blister issue. In August, the southpaw sat out the final month-plus of the season with a sprained left middle finger.
In 2025, Lodolo watched for nearly three weeks in August with a blister on his left index finger.