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Barnhart ready to be Reds’ everyday catcher
- Updated: May 3, 2016
CINCINNATI — Knowing that catcher Devin Mesoraco was coming off major hip surgery last year, it was paramount for the Reds to have backup Tucker Barnhart ready to step up in case of a setback this season. That setback came Monday, but it wasn’t to Mesoraco’s hip. He could potentially be out for the season because of a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Cincinnati’s everyday catcher spot now belongs to Barnhart for the foreseeable future. Mesoraco, currently on the 15-day disabled list, must soon decide if he will have season-ending surgery.
“I feel terrible for Devin. It’s something I have to take on a role of playing a lot more and it’s something I’m ready to embrace,” Barnhart said Tuesday. “I think I go into every offseason preparing to play every day regardless if I’m going to play 40 games that season or 140 games or whatever in …
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