Cleveland has called up pitcher Sam Hentges and optioned Ben Gamel, according to MLB.com’s Mandy Bell.
The Indians have recalled Sam Hentges from the alternate training site. Ben Gamel has been optioned.
— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) April 17, 2021
Hentges, 24, has not yet made his MLB debut but pitched in Double-A in 2019. Then, in 128.8 innings, he carried a 21.4% strikeout rate, 10.9% walk rate, and a 5.11 ERA. He was a starter there, as he has been throughout his minor-league career, but this call-up is most likely as long-relief insurance with how hard Cleveland has had to ride their bullpen in the last few games.