6:27 PM - Alex Blandino (Sea) was sent from San Francisco to Seattle on Saturday in exchange for Stuart Fairchild.

6:29 PM - Alex Blandino (SF) signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

2:19 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) was outrighted to Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.

4:38 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (hand) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

11:59 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (hand) is scheduled to begin his minor-league rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

4:54 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (hand) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment next week, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

6:00 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (hand) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday.

1:26 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) won't require surgery to repair his broken right hand, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

10:52 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a broken right hand Saturday.

9:59 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) left Friday's game against the Cardinals in the bottom of the fifth inning with an apparent hand injury, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

6:45 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) went 0-for-2 with three walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.

5:58 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (undisclosed) was activated from the injured list Tuesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

3:22 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) was placed on the injured list for undisclosed reasons Saturday.

11:41 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) had a pinch-hit single and came around to score in Friday's win over the Diamondbacks.

11:33 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) is also in the picture among those competing for the Reds' starting shortstop job, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

9:52 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) was optioned to the Reds' alternate training site Wednesday. C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

4:19 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) got extra playing time in spring training as a result of Freddy Galvis's injuries, and hit .458/.536/.792 in 28 plate appearances. He's competing with Kyle Farmer to be the Reds' middle infield backup.

2:19 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Sunday in the Reds' 3-1 win over the Pirates.

9:21 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (face) is starting at second base and leading off Thursday against the Phillies.

9:56 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) exited Wednesday's game against the Phillies after being hit by a pitch near his face, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

10:08 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) is starting at second base and batting ninth against the Phillies on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

12:40 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.

2:47 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (knee) has appeared in five rehab games at Triple-A Louisville, going 4-for-14 with a pair of home runs and two walks.

3:43 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

10:16 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (knee) was placed on the 10-day IL.

6:00 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (knee) will not be ready for the start of the season, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "We would love to have him ready," manager David Bell said. "I know he would love to be ready. It's just not realistic right now. As much as he's disappointed by that, he's come such a long way, I think he knows he has to be smart about it."

3:48 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) (knee) had surgery to repair his torn ACL on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

11:07 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) was placed on the disabled list with a torn ACL on Saturday.

11:02 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) suffered what appeared to be a significant knee injury late in Friday's loss to the Pirates, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "He was really sore. And he'll get some X-rays tomorrow, I believe get an MRI tomorrow. Hopefully it's something that will not be too devastating for him but certainly it's very unfortunate," Reds manager Jim Riggleman said after the game.

3:23 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) is getting a token start Tuesday against the Indians, playing shortstop and batting eighth. He's giving Jose Peraza a day off from the starting lineup.

12:35 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) hasn't started a game since May 20 against the Cubs, though he's been a pinch-hitter in nearly every game that he hasn't started since the return of Eugenio Suarez.

6:20 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) will make his first MLB start at second base and bat eighth Thursday against the Braves, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

11:18 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Braves, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

10:51 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic Cincinnati reports.

8:26 AM - Alex Blandino (Cin) was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.

2:37 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) is still in consideration for winning the Reds' final bench spot, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports. is hitting .387/.424/.484 in 33 big league plate appearances through Sunday in spring training.

2:26 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) was called to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday, C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

12:35 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) missed the first week of the season for Double-A Pensacola with a thigh injury suffered in the World Baseball Classic, but has returned to action.

12:25 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) is nursing a right thigh injury, but the Reds do not believe it's serious at this point, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

7:41 PM - Alex Blandino (Cin) will primarily play second base this season in the Reds' farm system.