Reds place RHP Chase Burns on 15-day IL with groin strain, ending the NL All-Star's season

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Wallner, J. (2026, September 20). Reds place RHP Chase Burns on 15-day IL with groin strain, ending the NL All-Star's season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/reds-place-rhp-chase-burns-on-15-day-il-with-groin-strain-ending-the-nl-all-star-s-season/article_0dc0b8f1-cd60-5b93-9ecd-0b7b10689ee6.html

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The Cincinnati Reds placed pitcher Chase Burns on the 15-day injured list due to a right groin strain, effectively ending his All-Star season. Burns, 23, had an impressive 15-3 record with a 2.86 ERA and 238 strikeouts in 29 starts before the injury. Manager Terry Francona noted that caution was key, as Burns exceeded his innings pitched from last year to ensure he can perform without limitations next season.

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The Cincinnati Reds placed right-hander Chase Burns on the 15-day injured list on Sunday due to a right groin strain, effectively ending his season. Burns, who is only 23 years old, had an exceptional year with a 15-3 record and a 2.86 ERA, striking out 185 batters in 29 starts. His total of 238 strikeouts ranks third in Reds franchise history since 1900 for a player's first 36 career starts. The team is being cautious with Burns, ensuring he does not further injure himself ahead of next season. Burns was originally named to the NL All-Star squad but did not participate due to his groin issue.

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Burns PERSON · 4× Reds ORG · 3× CINCINNATI GPE · 1× Carson Spiers PERSON · 1× Chase Burns PERSON · 1× Francona PERSON · 1× TJ Friedl PERSON · 1× Terry Francona PERSON · 1× The Cincinnati Reds ORG · 1× Triple-A Louisville ORG · 1×

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In corresponding roster moves Sunday, the Reds selected right-hander Carson Spiers from Triple-A Louisville and designated outfielder TJ Friedl for assignment.

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Reds place RHP Chase Burns on 15-day IL with groin strain, ending the NL All-Star's season · assertive framing

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The Cincinnati Reds placed right-hander Chase Burns on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right groin strain, ending the All-Star’s season. asserted

Reds → place → season

“After his start (Friday), he just came in ... and he felt the right groin a little bit,” Reds manager Terry Francona said. asserted

Francona → come → groin

Burns, 23, has pitched 154 1/3 innings this season, far surpassing his 43 1/3 innings during his rookie season in 2025. asserted

Burns → pitch → 2025

His 238 strikeouts through his first 36 career starts rank third in Reds franchise history since 1900. asserted

strikeouts → rank → 1900

Burns had worked just three innings in each of his past three starts in order to limit his innings for the remainder of the season. asserted

Burns → work → season

“He did a really, really good job,” Francona said. asserted

Francona → do → job

“I think it makes sense to not push him for (another) three-inning start. asserted

it → think → start

We got him to a point where next year, however he pitches, it’s not going to be determined by, ‘Oh, we’ve got to be careful with this’. asserted

we → get → this

So that’s a really good thing.” asserted

that → ’ → ?

Burns was named to the NL All-Star squad but did not pitch because of a groin issue. asserted

Burns → name → issue

“Not how I wanted it to end,” Burns said. asserted

Burns → want → ?

“Both groins kind of got upset this year. asserted

groins → get → ?

Happy with the way the season went, just the growth and experience. asserted

season → go → way

I’m excited.” asserted

I → ’m → ?

In corresponding roster moves Sunday, the Reds selected right-hander Carson Spiers from Triple-A Louisville and designated outfielder TJ Friedl for assignment. asserted

Reds → select → assignment

Friedl batted .172 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 91 games. asserted

Friedl → bat → games

He was optioned to Louisville on Friday for the second time this season. asserted

He → optione → time

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