La Sorsa elected free agency Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.
La Sorsa was designated for assignment by the Reds on Tuesday, and after clearing waivers, he's opted to test the open market rather than accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Louisville. He surrendered eight runs in 6.2 innings with the Reds this season, but he has a 2.82 ERA in 44.2 innings at Louisville.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Outrighted to Triple-A
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The Reds outrighted La Sorsa to Triple-A Louisville on Friday.
He's no longer on the 40-man roster, but La Sorsa will remain in the organization after passing through waivers. The lefty reliever has permitted nine runs (eight earned) in 6.2 innings during his brief time in the majors this season.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Booted from 40-man roster
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The Reds designated La Sorsa for assignment Tuesday.
The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Reiver Sanmartin. La Sorsa has made five appearances out of the Reds' bullpen this season, allowing nine runs (eight earned) in 6.2 innings.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Takes loss after yielding home run
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La Sorsa (0-1) took the loss against the Brewers on Saturday after giving up a three-run home run in the 11th inning.
La Sorsa was brought up from Triple-A Louisville on Friday and tossed a scoreless inning during that contest. He was brought in for the 11th inning Saturday and tasked with keeping things tied at 3-3, but the game was blown wide open after his changeup to Andruw Monasterio was taken deep to left field. La Sorsa has yielded four home runs despite appearing in just six MLB games this season, which has inflated his ratios to a 10.80 ERA and 2.25 WHIP over 6.2 innings.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Returns to Triple-A
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The Reds optioned La Sorsa to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
The left-hander will head to the minors after he took the loss Saturday against the Brewers after giving up three runs (two earned) in the 11th inning. Connor Phillips was called up from Louisville to take La Sorsa's spot in the bullpen.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Called up by Reds
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The Reds recalled La Sorsa from Triple-A Louisville on Friday.
The 27-year-old reliever will join the 26-man roster Friday in place of Chase Burns (elbow), who's landed on the 15-day injured list. La Sorsa hasn't pitched for the Reds since June 30. He's surrendered six runs in 4.2 innings in the big leagues this season, but he's cruised to a 2.70 ERA in 40 innings at Louisville.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Reds optioned La Sorsa to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.
La Sorsa's latest stint in the big leagues lasted just one day, and he allowed two runs over 2.2 innings in a relief appearance in Boston. The Reds are replacing him with a fresh bullpen arm.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Rejoins big-league bullpen
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The Reds recalled La Sorsa from Triple-A Louisville on Monday.
He's absorbing the roster spot vacated by Ian Gibaut (shoulder), who has landed on the 15-day injured list. La Sorsa has made two appearances for the Reds this season, getting dinged for four runs.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Heading back to minors
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The Reds optioned La Sorsa to Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.
La Sorsa was just recalled Tuesday and was knocked around for four runs over one inning in Wednesday's loss to the Guardians. The Reds have not announced a corresponding move, but it's likely that Brent Suter will return from the bereavement list prior to Friday's contest in Detroit.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Recalled from Triple-A
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The Reds recalled La Sorsa from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.
La Sorsa has made one appearance with the Reds this season, tossing a scoreless frame. He will give manager Terry Francona another left-handed relief option while Brent Suter is on the bereavement list.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Returned to minors
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The Reds optioned La Sorsa to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
La Sorsa was added as a 27th man Saturday, when the Reds and Diamondbacks completed a suspended game along with playing their regularly scheduled contest. The lefty reliever pitched one inning in the latter game, managing a scoreless frame despite two walks.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Serving as 27th man
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The Reds appointed La Sorsa as the 27th man for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.
With Friday's suspended game resuming Saturday, the Reds will replenish their bullpen by adding La Sorsa as their extra player. He has spent the entire 2025 season with Triple-A Louisville, where he has a 3.92 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 14:14 K:BB across 20.2 innings.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Added to 40-man and optioned
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The Reds selected La Sorsa's contract on Tuesday and optioned him to Triple-A Louisville.
La Sorsa had an upward mobility clause in his minor-league contract, and the Reds have decided to keep him around rather than risk losing him to another organization. The left-handed reliever has posted a 3.92 ERA and 14:14 K:BB over 20.2 innings this season with Louisville.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Reassigned despite velocity bump
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The Reds reassigned La Sorsa to minor-league camp Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of Charlie's Chalkboard reports.
La Sorsa tossed six scoreless innings and has displayed a major bump up in velocity this spring, sitting in the mid-90s after he averaged 90.7 mph during the 2024 season. It wasn't enough to make the Opening Day roster, but the lefty gives the Reds some relief depth at Triple-A Louisville.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Makes spring debut
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La Sorsa (illness) struck out two batters in a perfect inning of relief in Monday's 5-4 win over the Brewers in Cactus League play.
La Sorsa wasn't available for the start of spring training while recovering from an illness, which put him behind the other relievers competing for a spot in the Reds' Opening Day bullpen. After moving past the ailment and completing his throwing progression, La Sorsa finally got the chance to make his Cactus League debut earlier this week and came through with an impressive outing. The southpaw is attending camp as a non-roster invitee, so he'll likely need to string together a few more strong performances to build a more serious case for a bullpen job with the Reds.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Unavailable to start camp
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La Sorsa was not present at spring training Tuesday due to an illness, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
La Sorsa, who is in camp as a non-roster invitee, is due back in a few days. The left-hander appeared in 16 games for the Nationals in 2024, posting a 4.58 ERA and 1.25 WHIP while giving up four home runs in 17.2 innings.
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Reds' Joe La Sorsa: Gets NRI pact with Cincinnati
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The Reds signed La Sorsa to a minor-league contract Thursday that includes an invitation to spring training, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
The lefty reliever will receive $780,000 if in the majors. La Sorsa, 26, has posted a 4.47 ERA and 42:12 K:BB over 50.1 innings across parts of two seasons at the big-league level.
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Joe La Sorsa: Released by Washington
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The Nationals released La Sorsa on Wednesday, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
La Sorsa cleared waivers after being designated for assignment and will now hit the open market. The 26-year-old has posted a 4.47 ERA and 42:12 K:BB over 50.1 innings across parts of two seasons at the major-league level.
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Nationals' Joe La Sorsa: Exits 40-man roster
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The Nationals designated La Sorsa for assignment Friday, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.
The move creates space on the 40-man roster for the addition of Shinnosuke Ogasawara. La Sorsa, 26, sports a 4.47 ERA and 42:12 K:BB over 50.1 innings covering parts of two seasons at the major-league level. The lefty reliever has a good chance of passing through waivers unclaimed.
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Nationals' Joe La Sorsa: Receives call-up
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The Nationals selected La Sorsa's contract from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.
La Sorsa appeared in 25 games at the big-league level between the Rays and Nationals in 2023, but he had spent the entirety of the 2024 campaign with Rochester before being called up Saturday. Over his 56 innings in the minors this season, La Sorsa has posted a 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 41:11 K:BB. He'll likely work in a low-leverage role out of the Washington bullpen.
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