The legendary career of Ryan Lavarnway has come to an end with the Cincinnati Reds. Earlier this afternoon he was released by the organization. The catcher had been playing with the Triple-A Louisville Bats.
To say that Ryan Lavarnway made an immediate impression with the Reds would be an understatement. With the Reds having four catchers on the injured list they had to make a move and picked up Lavarnway as a free agent and brought him immediately to Cincinnati. In his first game he went 3-4 with a walk, double, and he hit two home runs and drove in six runs against the Cardinals. He would spend the next handful of days with the Reds before being sent to Triple-A.
When he arrived in Louisville he tried repeating what he had done in his Cincinnati debut. And he almost did it, too. He went 3-3 with a sacrifice fly, two home runs, and he drove in four. In his 13 games with the Bats he hit .225/.319/.500 over 47 plate appearances.
Daytona’s season will end tonight
The Daytona Tortugas season has been cut short due to Hurricane Dorian. They had four games remaining this season, but tonight will be their final game of the season. The series against St. Lucie that was scheduled to run Friday, Saturday, and Sunday has been cancelled. The Florida State League as a whole cancelled the remainder of the season beyond tonight – including the playoffs. With Hurricane Dorian set to likely hit Florida this weekend, the league and teams decided that the safety of the fans, staff, and players was more important. This gives everyone the opportunity to better prepare for what could be coming.
HURRICANE DORIAN UPDATE: This weekend's scheduled contests against the @GoHammerheads and the postseason has been cancelled by the @FloridaStateLg.
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— Daytona Tortugas (@daytonatortugas) August 29, 2019