The Cincinnati Reds selected Ondrusek in the 13th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft. Ondrusek began his minor league career with the rookie league Billings Mustangs. In his first year with the Mustangs, he went 1–6 with a 6.02 ERA. In 2006, he played for Billings, Single-A Dayton and Double-A Chattanooga. In his second year, he went 4–6 with a 3.59 ERA. In 2008, he was promoted to the Reds\' Triple-A affiliate, the Louisville Bats, where he went 4–1 with a 1.50 ERA.\n', '

He was added to the Reds\' 40-man roster after the 2009 season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.\n', '

In 2010, Ondrusek made the Cincinnati Reds\' Opening Day roster with a strong showing in spring training, throwing 10 scoreless innings. He made his first professional appearance on Opening Day at Great American Ballpark, pitching a scoreless 8th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. However, with an 11.12 ERA through nine appearances, he was sent down to Triple-A Louisville on April 22. Due to injuries and struggles in the Reds\' bullpen, Ondrusek was recalled to the majors on June 1.e Despite a rough initial appearance upon his return to the big leagues (giving up a home run to Matt Holliday in his first game back), Ondrusek settled down, with a 1.27 ERA from his June 1 recall through August 10. This included a streak of 22 scoreless innings in 20 appearances.\n', '

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