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- Updated: August 2, 2016
CINCINNATI — In his first day of Spring Training with the Reds, Scott Schebler couldn’t help but be a little star struck when All-Star outfielder Jay Bruce pulled him aside and asked to play catch.
“He was my catch partner, and I’m a new guy coming in, kind of a scrub, and he’s going to play catch with me?” Schebler said.
Now, Schebler will be asked to fill Bruce’s spot in the lineup after he was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday as part of the aftermath of the trade that sent Bruce to the Mets for two prospects.
Schebler will get an opportunity to play every day, slotting in left field, while Adam Duvall moves over to take Bruce’s spot in right field.
This won’t be Schebler’s first stint with the Reds this season. He broke Spring Training with the Major League club, but he struggled in limited playing time, hitting .188 while starting 14 of the Reds’ first 31 games before being optioned to Triple-A.
While he got off to a slow start after the demotion, he ended up with a .311/.370/.564 slash line with 13 homers and 43 RBIs in 75 games with Louisville. In July, Schebler hit .359/.436/.689 with six homers and earned the International League Player of the Month award. The opportunity to get regular at-bats is something he thinks will help him maintain …
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