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Cincinnati Reds center fielder Dane Myers had to be carted off the field after a play that could have been a “Catch of the Year” contender turned scary after he crashed into the fence in Milwaukee on Monday night.
Milwaukee Brewers veteran Andrew Vaughn smashed a ball to center field in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Myers got a nice jump as he began tracking the ball.
Sprinting toward the hole, Myers reached up and made an acrobatic catch, but he lost his balance and was too close to the wall when he collided with the fence at top speed. It was a miracle he held on to the ball himself given the impact, but it was clearly taking a toll.
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Cincinnati Reds’ shortstop Myers runs into the wall after making a catch during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee on June 29, 2026. (Aaron Gash/AP)
Myers, writhing in pain on the caution lane, was bent over as his teammates came over to attend to him as the Reds training staff started the sprint onto the field.
Myers kept his right shoulder even though his collision was head-on with the fence. Trainers watched Myers for some time as the crowd went quiet, hoping he would walk away from this somehow.
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Finally a cart came out and Myers stood with some help as the crowd gave him a standing ovation for sacrificing his body for his team. TJ Friedl ended up taking his place in center field.
Myers was taken to a local Milwaukee hospital for further testing, and it was a good sign that initial X-rays came back negative, according to manager Terry Francona after the Reds’ 5-3 loss to the Brewers. Francona would not elaborate on what ailment Myers may be dealing with.
Myers, a 30-year-old Columbus, Texas, native, is in his first season with the Reds, serving as a bench outfielder.
Dane Myers of the Cincinnati Reds lies injured after making a running catch and colliding with the wall as JJ Bleday looks on during the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 29, 2026. (John Fisher/Getty Images)
He has played in 63 games this season and owns a .256/.358/.385 slash line with a .742 OPS, three homers and 14 RBI across 117 at-bats.
Prior to his time in Cincinnati, Myers made his major league debut with the Miami Marlins in 2023, playing in 22 games that year and hitting .269 over 67 at-bats. He spent the next two seasons with the Marlins, though his longest MLB tenure came in 2025, when he played 106 games and hit .235/.291/.326 with six home runs and 31 RBI with Miami.
Unfortunately for the Reds, they were unable to win Myers in the end. Joey Ortiz’s two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie then in this NL Central game, capping a comeback that also saw Brice Turang, who starred for Team USA during the World Baseball Classic, smash a solo home run to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh.
Dane Myers of the Cincinnati Reds makes a running catch before colliding with the wall in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis., on June 29, 2026. (John Fisher/Getty Images)
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The Reds were up 1-0 at the time of Myers’ injury.
