The left-handed hitting Gennett, 26, has played 455 of his 456 games at second base, but he also can play third base and has played one game in right field.
First baseman Christian Walker was claimed by the Arizona Diamondbacks, creating room on the 40-man roster for Gennett.
Also Tuesday the Reds sent nine players to the minor leagues — outfielder Desmond Jennings, infielder/outfielder Sebastian Elizalde, catcher Rob Brantly, infielders Tony Renda and Hernan Iribarren and pitchers Sal Romano, Tim Adleman, Lucas Luetge and Louis Coleman.
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