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Cincinnati Reds Press Clippings February 9, 2017 THIS DAY IN REDS HISTORY 1920-The rule committee ushers in the era of the lively ball, which allows the use of a fresh ball and bans pitchers from using any foreign substances. The Reds were hit hard by this change with their two top pitchers, Hod Eller and Slim Sallee, being “trick” ball pitchers MLB.COM WBC '17 rosters include 4 Reds players Feldman, Diaz, Herrera among Cincinnati's reps at tournament By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | February 8th, 2017 + 1 COMMENT CINCINNATI -- The Reds will have four players, including three from their 40-man roster, representing their countries in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Most notable of the group is Cincinnati's recent free-agent signee, starting pitcher Scott Feldman, who will be with Team Israel. Reliever Jumbo Diaz will pitch for the Dominican Republic, second baseman Dilson Herrera will be with Colombia and non-roster catcher Shawn Zarraga will play for the Netherlands. Feldman, who turned 34 on Tuesday, was signed to a one-year, $2.3 million contract on Jan. 26, and he is expected to be Cincinnati's No. 4 starter. He was 7-4 with a 3.97 ERA in 40 games (five starts) with the Astros and Blue Jays this past season. Diaz, 32, has been with the Reds in each of the past three seasons, but he isn't a lock for a bullpen spot this spring. In 45 games in 2016, he had a 3.14 ERA, retired 30 of 45 first batters faced and allowed six of 19 inherited runners to score.
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