T
he Cincinnati Reds blew a 3-0 lead on Monday night, losing 5-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers.
However, attention quickly shifted to Reds center fielder Dane Myers, who made a miraculous catch before crashing hard into the center field wall. The collision forced him to leave the game on a cart before medical personnel transported him to a local hospital.
Myers’ momentum carried him directly into the padding, leaving him in obvious pain as he lay near the warning track until trainers rushed onto the field.
Scary moment as Reds center fielder Dane Myers makes one of the plays of the year and crashes into the wall in Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/zZh9Gophtb
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Myers Avoids Major Injury
Fortunately, Myers avoided any serious injury from the play. He was still placed on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder contusion, but considering how bad the collision looked, it was far from the worst-case scenario.
“That was an amazing catch. He was fearless going to the wall, probably like nobody I’ve ever seen,” Reds manager Terry Francona said. “I can’t believe he held on, but he paid a pretty big price for it.”
Francona said the team took Myers to the hospital because he was “so much pain and so uncomfortable.”
“The kid was really hurting, and it wasn’t going away,” Francona added. “They wanted to check for a lot of things. You saw how violent it was, and he was really in pain.”
Reds Make Roster Move
With Myers heading to the injured list, Cincinnati activated closer Emilio Pagán off the IL and optioned Zach McCambley to Triple-A. To fill Myers’ roster spot, the Reds called up infielder/outfielder Ivan Johnson, who will make his MLB debut whenever Terry Francona decides to put him in the lineup.
Johnson, 27, is batting .290 this season for the Triple-A Louisville Bats with nine home runs, 28 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, and an .811 OPS. He has recorded more than 1,700 at-bats during his minor league career, which began in 2019.
Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Avoids Major Injury After Center Field Crash