Former MLB player sues Reds for career-end injury

The former MLB player calls the Cincinnati Reds for damage after playing in a game in the Great American Ball Park in a game in the Great American Ball Park for the Milwaukee Brewers for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2023.

Call suffered a knee injury after falling against an uncovered tarpaulin roller when he tried to play a game near a foul territory in the first basis nearby. The incident occurred on June 2, 2023. Ruf was placed on the 60-day-back il due to the knee injury and has not played in an MLB game since then.

Ruf submitted a lawsuit in front of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday. It accuses the red of negligence when it comes to maintaining the safe field conditions and, according to Associated Press, also quotes the presence of the unapfected metal plane roller. In the lawsuit, claims that the Tarp Roller has no protective padding and is made of sharp metal.

“That didn't have to happen. I wish it hadn't happened.

Ruf claims that the injury had left him “permanent and considerable deformities on his knee”.

The video of the incident of 2023 can be seen below: