Reds' Mat Latos to Rehab at Coca-Cola Park on Wednesday
(Allentown, Pa.) - Reds RHP Mat Latos - yet to pitch in the Majors this year due to a variety of injuries - is scheduled to conclude a rehab assignment for the Louisville Bats when they visit the IronPigs on Wednesday, June 4, at 7:05 p.m. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is the exclusive sponsor of all Major League rehabilitation appearances at Coca-Cola Park.
Latos, 26, had made three rehab appearances to this point, going 0-0 with a 3.55 ERA between Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Louisville.
Latos has been on the disabled list all year following right elbow surgery in October to remove bone chips and left knee surgery in February to heal a torn meniscus in his left knee. In April, he suffered a delay when he strained his right forearm.
Prior to the injuries, Latos had been among baseball's most dependable starters, going 51-35 with a 3.27 ERA since 2010, the eighth-best ERA total among qualifying starters. For pitchers age 26 or younger, Latos trails just Clayton Kershaw in career strikeouts with 785. In 2013, he received the Johnny Vander Meer Award as the Reds' Most Outstanding Pitcher.
Since being acquired alongside Edinson Volquez from the Padres in exchange for INF Yonder Alonso, RHP Brad Boxberger and C Yasmani Grandal prior to the 2012 season, he has gone 28-11 with a 3.32 ERA in 65 starts. His 2.94 career ERA at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati is the best among starters that have made a minimum of 15 starts in the venue.
Originally selected by the Padres in the 11th round of the 2006 draft, Latos had a quick ascent to the Major Leagues, making his debut with San Diego in 2009. During his first full season in 2010 when he registered a 14-10 mark with a 2.92 ERA, he established a Major League record by allowing two runs or fewer in 15 consecutive starts with a minimum of 5.0 innings pitched each start.
A product of Coconut Creek (FL) High School, Latos has had his uniform jersey #27 retired and is in the school's Hall of Fame.
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network comprises a main operation based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a majority ownership of Good Shepherd Penn Partners based in Philadelphia. About 60,000 people come to Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network each year for specialized programs in orthopedics, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd's Lehigh Valley operation provides rehabilitation services in 8 eastern Pennsylvania counties and operates more than 25 outpatient sites, 4 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities and an independent living facility. For more information, visit www.HomeRunRehab.com.
The IronPigs and Bats continue their series on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. and the first 5,000 fans will take home a 2014 Team Photo giveaway presented by People First Federal Credit Union. All gates open extra early to allow fans to partake in a team autograph session from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on the main concourse.
Great seats are still available for all upcoming games and can be purchased in-person at Coca-Cola Park (Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447) or online at ironpigsbaseball.com. Two brand-new seating areas, the "Hot Corner" and the "Bacon Strip" were recently added to Coca-Cola Park offering IronPigs fans the most unique and distinctive seating and hospitality areas in all of Minor League Baseball.
Single-game tickets, mini-plan packages and group tickets for all IronPigs home games are on sale now and can be purchased at the Coca-Cola Park Ticket Office, online at www.ironpigsbaseball.com or by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447).
The 2014 IronPigs baseball season is presented by Capital BlueCross.
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