Wade Miley Has Another Setback It Could Be His Last

 

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The Reds pulled left handed pitcher Wade Miley from his rehab assignment retroactive to August 16 with a strained left flexor.

Miley made two starts for the Reds this season and one relief appearance. He allowed four runs in his two-inning stint against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 4. His two starts were better. The 38-year old pitched five innings in Cleveland and was the winning pitcher in the Reds 7-4 win on June 9. He pitched five innings against the Detroit Tigers, allowing two-runs but did not figure into the decision in a 7-4 Reds win.

The native of Hammond, Louisiana went back on the 60-day injured list on June 20 with the left flexor strain.

This could be the end of the road for Miley, who has expressed interest in a position as a pitching coach somewhere.

He was limited to two appearances for the Milwaukee Brewers last season after starting 23 games for them in 2023 with a 9-4 record and a 3.14 ERA.

Miley started the 2022 season with the Chicago Cubs a month after opening day. He was shut down from June 10 to September 6 that season. The last two and a half seasons he was limited to five appearances, four starts the last two seasons.

He pitched 1 ⅔ innings in Chattanooga on Friday August 15 and was scheduled to make another start for Louisville on Tuesday August 19. 

At the end of his pitching career, Miley completed 15 big league seasons with 320 appearances and 312 starts for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers (two stints), Houston Astros, Reds (two stints), and Chicago Cubs.

Miley won 109 games, including a no-hitter against Cleveland for the Reds in 2021. He had a career 4.09 ERA with two shutouts. He struck out 1,368 and walked 611, a 2.24 strikeout to walk ratio. He allowed 198 home runs. He was an All-Star for the Diamondbacks in 2012.

With the Reds, Miley is 13-10 with a 3.76 ERA in 37 games, 34 starts. He struck out 144 and walked 65 with a 1.178 WHIP.