The Reds returned Dawson to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
Dawson's stay in Cincinnati will last just one day after he was added to the active roster as a replacement player when Mike Moustakas was placed on the COVID-19-related injured list Monday. With Moustakas having since cleared all COVID-19 protocols and on track to rejoin the Reds on Tuesday, Dawson will head back to Louisville.
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Reds' Ronnie Dawson: Returns to big leagues
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Dawson's contract was selected from Triple-A Louisville on Monday.
Dawson was up for two days last week when Tyler Naquin landed on the COVID-19 injured list, and he's back again just three days after being sent down with Mike Moustakas becoming the latest Red to hit the same injured list. Dawson went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in his lone appearance last week but has hit .267/.373/.436 with four homers and four steals in 28 games for Triple-A Louisville.
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Reds' Ronnie Dawson: Sent back to Triple-A
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Dawson was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Friday.
The 26-year-old was promoted earlier this week but will quickly return to Louisville with Tyler Naquin (undisclosed) back from the COVID-19 injured list. Dawson went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts in his major-league debut Thursday.
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Reds' Ronnie Dawson: Strikes out twice in season debut
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Dawson went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts during Thursday's 10-5 loss to the Brewers.
Dawson was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday and made his season debut a day later, though it didn't go according to plan. The 26-year-old outfielder figures to remain on the Reds roster until Nick Senzel (undisclosed) and Tyler Naquin (undisclosed) are activated off the COVID-19 list.
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Reds' Ronnie Dawson: Called up Wednesday
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Dawson was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.
Dawson will join the Reds as outfield depth with Nick Senzel (undisclosed) and Tyler Naquin (undisclosed) landing on the COVID-19 injured list. Dawson will likely return to the minors once Senzel or Naquin rejoins the active roster.
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Astros' Ronnie Dawson: Sent to alternate training site
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Dawson was optioned to the alternate training site Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
The 25-year-old had his contract selected by Houston last week but will return to the alternate training site with Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez, Martin Maldonado and Robel Garcia being activated from the COVID-19 injured list after clearing the virus protocols. Dawson appeared in three games, going 1-for-5 with a walk and two runs.
Astros' Ronnie Dawson: Called up, starting Wednesday
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The Astros selected Dawson's contract from their alternate site ahead of Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. He'll serve as Houston's designated hitter and hit eighth in his MLB debut, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle.
Dawson is one of five farmhands receiving a call-up to the majors after Houston placed five players -- all hitters -- on the COVID-19 injured list. Until at least a couple of those players clear MLB's health and safety protocols, the lefty-hitting Dawson could be a strong-side platoon player for Houston. During his last minor-league season in 2019, Dawson slashed .207/.313/.385 with 17 home runs and 14 stolen bases across 498 plate appearances between Triple-A Round Rock and Double-A Corpus Christi.
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Astros' Ronnie Dawson: Makes player pool
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Dawson landed on the Astros' 60-man player pool.
Dawson is one of several non-40-man roster players the Astros plan to carry for the shortened 2020 season. The 24-year-old outfielder is known as a power hitter and saw his average drop off against sustained exposure to advanced pitching in the upper minors in 2019.
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Astros' Ronnie Dawson: Invited to big-league camp
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Dawson was invited to the Astros' major-league camp Tuesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Dawson appeared in 119 games between High-A Buies Creek and Double-A Corpus Christi in 2018, hitting a combined .258/.333/.428 with 16 homers and 35 stolen bases. Seeing as the 23-year-old has yet to appear above Double-A, his presence at big-league camp is primarily for experience. Dawson figures to return to the minors to begin the 2019 campaign.
