Cincinnati Reds Get Devastating Injury News, Promote Yunior Marte from Triple-A

The Cincinnati Reds were dealt some devastating injury news on Friday afternoon, placing Graham Ashcraft on the 60-day injured list with a UCL strain in his right forearm.

In a corresponding move, the Reds selected the contract of Yunior Marte.

The Reds signed Marte to a minor league deal in the offseason.

Marte has spent parts of three seasons in the major leagues with the Giants and Phillies. Over 102 career appearances, the 30-year-old owns a 5.64 ERA across 113 1/3 innings pitched.

Marte's most recent major league action came in 2024 with Philadelphia. The right-hander appeared in 23 games, posting a 6.92 ERA with 23 strikeouts over 26 innings.

He spent the 2025 season overseas with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he enjoyed much better results. Marte recorded a 1.90 ERA in 55 appearances and struck out 50 batters across 52 innings.

Marte has appeared in 20 games for the Reds' Triple-A affiliate and has a 5.12 ERA in 19 1/3 innings

Reds manager Terry Francona spoke about him this spring.

"He has a big arm," Francona told Charlie Goldsmith. "Quick to the plate. The one time (in a spring training game) where he didn’t reel in as quickly as you’d hope, that’s important. He has a big arm. When he gets his breaking ball when he wants to, it’s good."

A Huge Blow to the Bullpen