Matt McLain is Cincinnati’s Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Week

Matt McLain’s stay on the sidelines was a two-fold problem for the Cincinnati Reds.

On the obvious side of things, the multiple injuries - both the recurring oblique issue and the shoulder surgery - were tangible problems he’d have to overcome after they forced him to miss not just the end of the 2023 season but the entirety of 2024. On the less obvious side, there was some worry if the swing alterations McLain had undergone prior to him bursting onto the big league scene with power were behind the injuries in the first place.

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