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.

A former Milwaukee Brewers first baseman is suing the Cincinnati Reds over an injury at the ballpark he says ended his professional career.