Former MLB player Darin Ruf's saw his career end after a knee injury he suffered in Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park in 2023. Now, two years later, he's suing the Reds .

Ruf ran into what the lawsuit says was an unpadded, metal tarp roller on June 2, 2023. It would be the last major-league game of his career. He returned more than three months later in Triple-A to appear in seven games before his professional career ended.

Ruf's lawsuit accuses the Reds of negligence in failing to maintain safe field conditions, citing negligent and "reckless" conduct from the grounds crew to leave the tarp in such fashion.

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

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