A former Brewers player is suing the Reds organization for a knee injury he sustained while playing first base at Great American Ballpark.
Darin Ruf, who played nine seasons for the Phillies, Giants, Mets and Brewers, was playing first base on June 2, 2023, when he made a play on a foul ball and collided with an uncovered, metal tarp roller. Ruf suffered a severe knee injury, colliding with the sharp edge of the roller and alleges it caused “permanent and substantial deformities to his knee.”
After filing the suit, Ruf issued a statement, which read in part: “This didn’t need to happen. I wish it didn’t happen. Players shouldn’t have to worry about hidden hazards like that on a major league field.”
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11:39 pm - 05.22.2025rochester, n.yA former Brewers player is suing the Reds organization for a knee injury he sustained while playing first base at Great American Ballpark.
Darin Ruf, who played nine seasons for the Phillies, Giants, Mets and Brewers, was playing first base on June 2, 2023, when he made a play on a foul ball and collided with an uncovered, metal tarp roller. Ruf suffered a severe knee injury, colliding with the sharp edge of the roller and alleges it caused “permanent and substantial deformities to his knee.”
After filing the suit, Ruf issued a statement, which read in part: “This didn’t need to happen. I wish it didn’t happen. Players shouldn’t have to worry about hidden hazards like that on a major league field.”
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