Former brewer sued the Cincinnati Reds for career-end injury

You say that if you follow baseball, you will see something new every day. Here is one for you: a former player who sues an opposing team because of uncertain field conditions that ended up with an injury to the career.

On June 2, 2023, Milwaukee Brewers First Baseman slid into a bad territory in the Great American Ball Park, which chased a bad pop -pop fly in front of the bat from Cincinnati Reds' Infieldder Kevin Newman. Before reputation could pull it in, he collided with the rolled -up tarpaulin, which is on the playing field along the wall on the first base side. The fans immediately recognized that call had suffered a serious injury. He limped from the field with blood with his right knee.

The brewer initially placed calls to the 10-day IL with a right knee injury. Just two days later, Ruf was brought to the 60-day il when it became known that he had broken his right patella. Ruf, who was 36 years old at the time of the injury, never played another MLB game and has since withdrawn from sport since then. Now, almost two years later, he is looking for justice for negligence at the Great American Ball Park, which led to his tragic injury.

In it, the Cincinnati -reds sues for uncertain field conditions

As mentioned in an article of the Associated Press published on Thursday afternoon, Ruf is sufficient for his complaint with the Hamilton County Court (Ohio) Court of Common Pleas and claims that the metal rod that projects from the tarpaulin should be hit in protective pads. Ruf's complaint claims that the instance of uncertain play conditions had led to “permanent and considerable deformities of his knee”.

Who knows how the courts will rule in such a case because there is practically no precedent in an example of field injuries? When reputation is victorious, imagine the slippery slope that could arise. Imagine Aaron Rodgers sued the New York Jets for the artificial lawn in the Metlife Stadium, which allegedly led to his Achilles tear of 2023. Previously, complaints about complaints about the connection between artificial lawn and an increased risk of cancer.

Perhaps teams should be held accountable for the effects that have their specific field conditions on players. Or maybe the players take a certain risk by entering the field at all. This is the case, however, that he could have a serious impact on the future of security in sport and the responsibility that the teams have when protecting this security.