Former longtime Major League Baseball veteran Darin Ruf is suing the Cincinnati Reds for damages after he suffered a career-ending injury while crashing into an uncovered tarp roller at Great American Ball Park in 2023, according to a lawsuit filed in the Hamilton County (Ohio) Court of Common Places.

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The suit, according to the Associated Press , "charges the Reds with negligence in failing to maintain safe field conditions and specifically cites the presence of the unpadded metal tarp roller."

"This didn't need to happen," Ruf said in a statement. "I wish it didn't happen. Players shouldn't have to worry about hidden hazards like that on a major league field."

Ruf, a nine-year MLB veteran, was pl

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