Court of Common Pleas charges the Reds with negligence in failing to maintain safe field conditions and specifically cites the presence of the unpadded metal tarp roller.

Darin Ruf, a former outfielder and first baseman, is suing the Cincinnati Reds for an injury he sustained in 2023. Ruf, then a member of the Milwaukee Brewers, ran into the Reds' tarp roller in foul territory, suffering a right knee injury. He was removed from the game and went on the IL, which he was never activated from.

Former MLB first baseman and outfielder Darin Ruf is suing the Cincinnati Reds, according to the Associated Press, claiming negligence on the team's part after he collided with an uncovered tarp roller at Great American Ball Park in June 2023 and suffered a career-ending knee injury.