CINCINNATI (AP) — Reliever Ben Weber accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Louisville on Monday, effectively ending his season with the Cincinnati Reds.
The Reds signed Weber as a free agent over the offseason, paying him $600,000 on a one-year deal. Weber appeared in only 10 games and had an 8.03 earned run average when he went on the disabled list May 9 with a bulging disc in his neck. He never returned.
The Reds designated him for assignment last Tuesday. Louisville’s season is over, so Weber won’t pitch again this season.