Cincinnati Reds Prospect Edwin Arroyo Feeling Healthy Post Shoulder Injury

The 21-year-old missed the entire 2024 season.

Greg Kuffner | Oct 23, 2024

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Edwin Arroyo (80) fields a groundball in the eighth inning during a MLB spring training baseball game, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Ariz. / Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

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Edwin Arroyo had another big game on Tuesday in the Arizona Fall League, going 4-for-5 with a double, one RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base.

Arroyo had surgery on his shoulder in March after injuring it sliding back to the base in spring training. The injury would cost him the entire 2024 season.

Arroyo is getting plenty of reps in the Arizona Fall League and is starting to get in game shape again.

“It’s mostly hitting from my right side, where it feels maybe cold for a little bit,” Arroyo told MLB.com. “But when I do some swings, a couple of one-hand drills, it gets there and feels normal. … I don’t want to say it bothers me from the right side, but it is where it takes more time to warm it up. But besides that, it’s ready to go.”

Arroyo finished the 2022 season in Double-A Chattanooga so it wouldn't be surprising to see him start the 2025 season with the Lookouts. Regardless of where he starts, it's great to see Arroyo healthy and swinging the bat well again.

You can read the full article on Arroyo here.

Good news, @Reds fans.

Edwin Arroyo is back.

MLB's No. 65 prospect is finding health, production and freedom in the Fall League: https://t.co/n8vkLL735d pic.twitter.com/8ddDHF5gv4
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) October 23, 2024