Rhett Lowder is not currently on the injured list, but his status may change after experiencing shoulder discomfort. An MRI showed no structural damage, and he could throw a bullpen session on May 10.
Key points
Rhett Lowder is not on the injured list currently
MRI showed no structural damage to Lowder's shoulder
Lowder exited the game on May 7 due to shoulder discomfort
He received an injection in his AC joint
Lowder may throw a bullpen session on May 10
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Rhett Lowder isn't on the injured list for now, and while that could change in the coming days, the Cincinnati Reds are operating based on what has so far been good news regarding Lowder's injury situation.
Lowder on May 7 exited the Reds' eventual loss to the Chicago Cubs prematurely due to shoulder discomfort, and that was an alarming development for a club that had three starting pitchers on the IL at the time. Reds manager Terry Francona on Friday, May 8 said an MRI performed on Lowder didn't reveal any structural damage, adding that Lowder could throw a bullpen on Sunday, May 10.
Francona said the team was thrilled to learn there was no structural damage in Lowder's shoulder. Lowder missed all of 2025 due to multiple injury situations.
Lowder also received an injection in what's known as the acromioclavicular joint, or "AC joint."
"Try to calm that (AC joint) down a little bit because there’s some clicking in there," Francona said. "I think what we’re gonna do is see how the next couple days go, potentially throw a side on Sunday, and then we’ll go from there."
An MRI on Rhett Lowder's shoulder showed no structural damage and he has avoided the injured list, at least for now. He could possibly throw a bullpen session on Sunday, May 10.
An MRI on Rhett Lowder's shoulder showed no structural damage and he has avoided the injured list, at least for now. He could possibly throw a bullpen session on Sunday, May 10.
Q&A
What is the current status of Rhett Lowder's injury?
Rhett Lowder is not on the injured list, and an MRI revealed no structural damage to his shoulder.
When did Rhett Lowder exit the game due to his injury?
Rhett Lowder exited the game on May 7 due to shoulder discomfort.
What treatment did Rhett Lowder receive for his shoulder injury?
Rhett Lowder received an injection in his acromioclavicular joint to alleviate discomfort.
When is Rhett Lowder expected to throw a bullpen session?
Rhett Lowder is expected to throw a bullpen session on May 10.
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Lowder already was coming off the worst start of a 14-start career, lasting just 1 1/3 innings in Pittsburgh five days earlier.
Nick Lodolo was to make his first start of the season May 8. He'd been stuck on the IL and making rehab starts ever since the day the Reds broke camp at Goodyear, Arizona because of finger blisters.
The two-time MVP and World Series champion later went on to become the first Black manager in big-league history.
Take a look at the Hall of Famer through the years.
Frank Robinson was 20 when he played his first game for the Cincinnati Reds.
Frank Robinson played in Cincinnati from 1956 to 1965.
He was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1978.
1956: Frank Robinson, seated, center foreground, is shown taking classes at Xavier University while playing his rookie season with the Cincinnati Reds.
March 21, 1956: Frank Robinson.
April 1956: Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
1956: Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
Dec. 9, 1956: Frank Robinson on the basketball court.
1957: Frank Robinson.
March 10, 1957: Frank Robinson, left, unanimously selected the National League's Rookie of 1956, chats with his manager, Birdie Tebbetts, before taking his turn in the hitter's cage at the Cincinnati Reds' spring base in Tampa, Florida.
March 12, 1957: Frank Robinson, the 1956 rookie of the year, swings a sledge hammer daily during training drills in Tampa, Florida, to strengthen his right arm
June 23, 1957: Frank Robinson crosses home plate.
May 1, 1958: Frank Robinson crosses home plate.
Feb. 22, 1959: Frankie Robinson ponders whether he'll be using a first baseman's mitt or outfielder's glove as he prepared for the start of spring raining in Tampa, Florida.
March 1, 1959: Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
April 1960: Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
1961: Frank Robinson.
March 9, 1963: Cincinnati Reds players relax after a workout. From left to right: Pete Rose, Sammy Ellis, Teddy Davidson, Frank Robinson and Tommy Harper.
Jan. 30, 1964: Assistant general manager Phil Seghi, left, and, Reds' president Bill DeWitt sign slugger Frank Robinson to his 1964 contract.
1964: Frank Robinson.
March 17, 1965: Frank Robinson picks out favorite war club for pre-game batting practice.
April 12, 1965: Frank Robinson.
August 1965: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson in action.
June 1965: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson (20) in action at Crosley Field.
July 1966: Baltimore Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson.
May 5, 1967: Frank Robinson, right, former Cincinnati Reds' star who led the Baltimore Orioles to the World's baseball championship last season, was in Cincinnati to autograph copies of the book "Birds On the Wing."
July 1969: Baltimore Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson at bat.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson poses for a portrait at Tiger Stadium.
Cleveland Indians manager and designated hitter Frank Robinson reacts in the dugout at Cleveland Stadium.
1982: Frank Robinson.
Aug. 17, 1984: Frank Robinson.
Dec. 9, 1986: Frank Robinson.
Dec. 11, 1994: Frank Robinson admires a Gold Glove trophy he was supposed to receive in 1966 when he was a Baltimore Oriole and led the American League in home runs, runs batted in and batting average - the triple crown. Somehow, the trophy never got to Robinson. Until now.
2002: Montreal Expos manager Frank Robinson in the dugout.
Feb. 17, 2003: Montreal Expos' manager Frank Robinson signs autographs for Kyle and Curtis McCarty, three-year-old twins from Melbourne, Florida, during his team's spring training workout in Florida.
Sept. 29, 2004: Montreal Expos manager Frank Robinson stands for the national anthems prior to the team's final game in Montreal against the Florida Marlins at Olympic Stadium.
April 14, 2005: U.S. President George W. Bush laughs with Manager Frank Robinson (R) in the dugout before throwing out the first pitch for the home opener for the Washington Nationals at RFK Stadium in Washington.
Nov. 9, 2005: Frank Robinson is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, by President George W. Bush.
April 6, 2009: Reds great and Hall of Fame member Frank Robinson served as honorary captain of the Reds.
April 7, 2009: Hall of Famer Frank Robinson and his wife Barbara look over a scale model of Crosley Field at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum.
April 7, 2009: Hall of Famer Frank Robinson and his wife Barbara, look over Reds' memorabilia at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum.
2009: Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famers Chuck Harmon, left, and Frank Robinson joke with one another at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum. Both men died in 2019.
June 20, 2009: Baseball great Frank Robinson throws out the ceremonial first pitch to kick off the Cincinnati Reds-Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball Gillette Civil Rights Game at Great American Ball Park.
Aug. 24, 2013: MLB hall of fame member Frank Robinson prior to the first inning of a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers at US Cellular Field.
July 26, 2014: Hall of Famer Frank Robinson arrives at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jul 12, 2015: Catcher Kyle Schwarber (left) is presented the MVP trophy from baseball great Frank Robinson.
March 28, 2019: A Frank Robinson jersey is added down the left field line.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
The two-time MVP and World Series champion later went on to become the first Black manager in big-league history.
Take a look at the Hall of Famer through the years.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Frank Robinson was 20 when he played his first game for the Cincinnati Reds.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Frank Robinson played in Cincinnati from 1956 to 1965.
He was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1978.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
1956: Frank Robinson, seated, center foreground, is shown taking classes at Xavier University while playing his rookie season with the Cincinnati Reds.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
March 21, 1956: Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
April 1956: Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
1956: Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Dec. 9, 1956: Frank Robinson on the basketball court.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
1957: Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
March 10, 1957: Frank Robinson, left, unanimously selected the National League's Rookie of 1956, chats with his manager, Birdie Tebbetts, before taking his turn in the hitter's cage at the Cincinnati Reds' spring base in Tampa, Florida.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
March 12, 1957: Frank Robinson, the 1956 rookie of the year, swings a sledge hammer daily during training drills in Tampa, Florida, to strengthen his right arm
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
June 23, 1957: Frank Robinson crosses home plate.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
May 1, 1958: Frank Robinson crosses home plate.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Feb. 22, 1959: Frankie Robinson ponders whether he'll be using a first baseman's mitt or outfielder's glove as he prepared for the start of spring raining in Tampa, Florida.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
March 1, 1959: Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
April 1960: Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
1961: Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
March 9, 1963: Cincinnati Reds players relax after a workout. From left to right: Pete Rose, Sammy Ellis, Teddy Davidson, Frank Robinson and Tommy Harper.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Jan. 30, 1964: Assistant general manager Phil Seghi, left, and, Reds' president Bill DeWitt sign slugger Frank Robinson to his 1964 contract.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
1964: Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
March 17, 1965: Frank Robinson picks out favorite war club for pre-game batting practice.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
April 12, 1965: Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
August 1965: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson in action.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
June 1965: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson (20) in action at Crosley Field.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
July 1966: Baltimore Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
May 5, 1967: Frank Robinson, right, former Cincinnati Reds' star who led the Baltimore Orioles to the World's baseball championship last season, was in Cincinnati to autograph copies of the book "Birds On the Wing."
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
July 1969: Baltimore Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson at bat.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson poses for a portrait at Tiger Stadium.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Cleveland Indians manager and designated hitter Frank Robinson reacts in the dugout at Cleveland Stadium.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
1982: Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Aug. 17, 1984: Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Dec. 9, 1986: Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Dec. 11, 1994: Frank Robinson admires a Gold Glove trophy he was supposed to receive in 1966 when he was a Baltimore Oriole and led the American League in home runs, runs batted in and batting average - the triple crown. Somehow, the trophy never got to Robinson. Until now.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
2002: Montreal Expos manager Frank Robinson in the dugout.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Feb. 17, 2003: Montreal Expos' manager Frank Robinson signs autographs for Kyle and Curtis McCarty, three-year-old twins from Melbourne, Florida, during his team's spring training workout in Florida.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Sept. 29, 2004: Montreal Expos manager Frank Robinson stands for the national anthems prior to the team's final game in Montreal against the Florida Marlins at Olympic Stadium.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
April 14, 2005: U.S. President George W. Bush laughs with Manager Frank Robinson (R) in the dugout before throwing out the first pitch for the home opener for the Washington Nationals at RFK Stadium in Washington.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Nov. 9, 2005: Frank Robinson is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, by President George W. Bush.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
April 6, 2009: Reds great and Hall of Fame member Frank Robinson served as honorary captain of the Reds.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
April 7, 2009: Hall of Famer Frank Robinson and his wife Barbara look over a scale model of Crosley Field at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
April 7, 2009: Hall of Famer Frank Robinson and his wife Barbara, look over Reds' memorabilia at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
2009: Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famers Chuck Harmon, left, and Frank Robinson joke with one another at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum. Both men died in 2019.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
June 20, 2009: Baseball great Frank Robinson throws out the ceremonial first pitch to kick off the Cincinnati Reds-Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball Gillette Civil Rights Game at Great American Ball Park.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Aug. 24, 2013: MLB hall of fame member Frank Robinson prior to the first inning of a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers at US Cellular Field.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
July 26, 2014: Hall of Famer Frank Robinson arrives at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
Jul 12, 2015: Catcher Kyle Schwarber (left) is presented the MVP trophy from baseball great Frank Robinson.
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Frank Robinson, Reds legend, MLB Hall of Famer and first Black manager
March 28, 2019: A Frank Robinson jersey is added down the left field line.
With Lodolo back in the fold, Cincinnati is left with Hunter Greene and Brandon Williamson as medium-term injury situations.
Greene won't return until mid-to-late July after March surgery for bone spurs in his right elbow. Williamson was this week moved to the 60-day IL for shoulder fatigue.