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Reds Center Fielder Dane Myers Taken to Hospital After Outfield-Wall Collision
Cincinnati Reds center fielder Dane Myers was removed on a cart and sent to a hospital after crashing into the outfield wall in the fourth inning of Monday's 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Manager Terry Francona said X-rays were negative but further checks were ordered due to ongoing pain.
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Cincinnati Reds center fielder Dane Myers was removed from the field on a cart and taken to a hospital for further examination after crashing into the outfield wall during Monday's game at Milwaukee. Myers made a running backhanded grab on Andrew Vaughn's leadoff drive in the fourth inning of the Reds' 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
He held onto the ball for the out while leading 1-0 but struck the wall hard, appearing to hit with his left shoulder.
Reds manager Terry Francona said after the game that Myers was X-rayed at the ballpark with negative results. Francona added that Myers remained in significant pain, prompting the decision to send him to the hospital for additional tests. "That was an amazing catch," Francona said.
"He's fearless going into the wall, and probably like nobody I've ever seen. 252 and had driven in the Reds' only run with a two-out RBI double in the first inning. ESPN reported the details of the incident.
TJ Friedl, who had been recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday after outfielder Blake Dunn was placed on the injured list with a right elbow strain, replaced Myers in center field.
