Reds' Williamson Injured, Maxwell Called Up

0:00It's April 30th. This is MLB News today. Your AI-powered source for everything MLB? The Cincinnati Reds just put lefty Brandon Williamson on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder fatigue and they called up right-handers Zach, Maxwell to fill the spot. Williamson lasted three innings and yesterday start against the Rockies before coming out, and after an MRI showed no structural damage, he's getting. A cortisone shot, but will miss at least a couple weeks. This guy's had rough luck with injuries lately. He started 2024 on the IL with the shoulder strain, needed Tommy John's surgery on his elbow. Later that year, and sat out all of 2025. He cracked the rotation this season when Hunter Green and Nicoladolo went down early, joining Andrew Abbott, Brady Singer, Chase Burns, and Rhett. Louder, but that group's posting a 4.57 ERA while the red sit pretty at 19 and 11. Maxwell bolsters the bullpen for now, but with no off day until May 11th and a full slate

1:02ahead. Abbott today, then Singer, Louder, and Burns. They got a scramble for a 5th starter or lean hard on relief to keep the streak alive.