MICHAEL LORENZEN RUMORS

It just so happened that the Reds arrived in Pittsburgh on Wednesday evening and the Pirates were still celebrating Roberto Clemente Day. Perhaps the timing was kismet for Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen, the team's Roberto Clemente Award nominee.

It has been a tough week for Cincinnati Reds’ reliever Michael Lorenzen, whose father died earlier this week. Making his return from the bereavement list, Lorenzen put on a performance that drew a smile and some tears from the young pitcher in the most memorable play of his career. With two runners on base and one out, the Cincinnati pitcher drilled a three-run homer in the...

It’s been a terribly tough time for Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen, who lost his father earlier this week.But what happened Friday night put a smile on his face and a few happy tears in his eyes.Lorenzen inherited a two-on, one-out jam in the seventh inning against the Dodgers and retired the first two batters he faced. And then came the real magic. Batting for only the fourth...

CINCINNATI (AP) Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen also hit a three-run shot, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Los Angeles 9-2 Friday night to snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Dodgers. Tim Adleman pitched into and out of trouble in his first start since May 19 and added his first career hit and runs batted in as the Reds matched their season...

CINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Reds reinstated RHP Michael Lorenzen from the bereavement list and optioned OF Kyle Waldrop to Triple-A Louisville. Lorenzen left the team on Tuesday for what manager Bryan Price described as a ''family medical emergency.'' Waldrop was 0-for-2 in his third stint with the Reds after being recalled on Tuesday.

CINCINNATI (AP) The Reds placed on the bereavement list RHP Michael Lorenzen and recalled from Triple-A Louisville RHP Tim Adleman on Tuesday. Adleman is in his second stint with the Reds. He was 1-1 with a 3.72 earned-run average in four starts from May 1 through May 19 before a strained left oblique sent him to the disabled list. Lorenzen is 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 18 relief...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Cincinnati Reds have reinstated right-hander Michael Lorenzen from the 60-day disabled list. Cincinnati made the move before Wednesday's game at Texas. Right-hander Alfredo Simon was put on the 15-day DL with a muscle strain, a move retroactive to June 16. Lorenzen made four scoreless relief appearances while on a rehab assignment for Triple-A Louisville...

Your browser does not support iframes. Cincinnati Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen made his major league debut on Wednesday, and his mom and brother traveled all the way from California to watch him play. Unfortunately, mom had a microphone in her face when Lorenzen gave up his first ever big-league home run. Jim Day of Fox...Read More

Michael Lorenzen and his family have a memorable piece of video forever, though the pitcher might not want to revisit it for a while. The Cincinnati Reds rookie made his major league debut Wednesday versus the Milwaukee Brewers, and it went well enough. Lorenzen allowed three runs on eight hits over five innings, but he did take the loss. It was a big day for him and his family...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Michael Lorenzen sits in front of his locker every morning, ear buds in place to listen to Christian rock music, a Bible in his lap. "It's like Christmas every morning," he said as he looks around the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse. Little more than a year ago, the 22-year-old native of Anaheim, Calif. was a center fielder at Cal State-Fullerton University and as he...