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Reds pitcher Homer Bailey shut down for remainder of season

Reds pitcher Homer Bailey is shut down for the rest of season, with a flexor mass strain in his right arm. 
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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey is out for the remainder of the season after the team moved him to the 60-day disabled list, the team announced on Monday.

The team made the move to create room on the 40-man roster for September call-ups, when the maximum number of players each team can carry expands from 25.

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Bailey has been out since Aug. 16 with a flexor mass strain in his right arm. 

Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said no decision has been made about whether Bailey will have surgery to fix the injury. Bailey, who has thrown two no-hitters in his career, posted a 9-6 record and a 3.71 ERA in 2014.

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