Cincinnati Reds Dane Myers appears to escape injury after scare in 8th
Cincinnati Reds centerfielder Dane Myers jammed his finger when it caught on the artificial turf as he tried to make a diving catch in Miami Thursday.
MIAMI − Cincinnati Reds center fielder Dane Myers made one of the catches of the season on the Reds' first defensive chance of the game, almost made another on the second and wound up in the eighth inning lying on the turf with an injury scare after nearly making another catch on a diving attempt. Myers' wrist bent back on the last play, but his finger caught the brunt of the force when it stuck on the turf. It wasn't quite the homecoming he might have expected when he was traded to the Reds by the Miami Marlins in December, especially after the Reds lost 8-1 on Thursday.
But he escaped at least serious injury, and his sore finger will be checked again when the Reds return home Friday for the start of a series against the Los Angeles Angels. "We were kind of concerned, especially when you see it on the replay," Reds manager Terry Francona said. "He checked out pretty well with the training room.
I think he's OK. " Said Myers: "It's all right. ...
It should be good. " Myers knows the Marlins' ballpark well, which helped on the opening play when he robbed Jakob Marsee of extra bases with a wall-banging catch that left him sitting on the warning track for a minute or so before regrouping. "Just knowing the ballpark and knowing the (warning) track, I was counting my steps as soon as I hit the track," he said, "trying to make the play for Rhett (Lowder).