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After torn ACL, Alex Blandino looking to make most of his September with Cincinnati Reds

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Michael Lorenzen became the first player since Babe Ruth in 1921 to homer, play center field and earn the win in the same game. Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer

PHOENIX – Nearly 11 months after Alex Blandino’s 2018 season ended with a torn ligament in his right knee, he returned to playing baseball games on a normal schedule at Triple-A Louisville.

He made his return to the major leagues as a September call-up. He entered Friday’s series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks with five hits in 21 at-bats (.