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Alan Busenitz.

Casey Kelly.

Evan Kravetz.

Casey Legumina.

You can officially add Brandon Leibrandt to the list of pitchers the Cincinnati Reds have rushed to promote this August in the wake of the decimation of their pitching staff. Brandon, son of longtime big leaguer Charlie, was called up by the Reds earlier on Thursday to add depth after the litany of injuries to other 40-man roster arms.

The #Reds today selected the contract of LHP Brandon Leibrandt from Triple-A Louisville and designated for assignment RHP Casey Kelly. pic.twitter.com/NMOVqQpi77

— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 29, 2024

Brandon’s roster spot comes at the expense of Kelly’s, who was bonked around for a trio of earned runs in 2.