The Reds announced that rookie infielder/outfielder Tyler Callihan suffered a left forearm fracture in tonight’s game against Atlanta. He’s obviously in for a long-term absence.
Callihan suffered the gruesome injury while he was playing left field. He tracked a Matt Olson fly ball that sliced down the line. Callihan, a right-handed thrower, reached up for the ball with his glove hand. He went into a slide and was unable to avoid crashing into the wall with limited foul territory. His outstretched left arm took the brunt of the collision. It was immediately apparent that he’d suffered a significant injury. (Olson came around to score on an inside-the-park home run after Callihan understandably dropped the ball in pain.)
The 24-year-old Callihan just received his first major league call last week. He came up to serve as a left-handed hitting bench bat when Jeimer Candelario went on the injured list. He recorded his first MLB hit and RBI with a base knock against Washington’s Trevor Williams on Saturday. He’s 1-6 with a strikeout in four games.
Callihan will at least collect major league pay and service time during what figures to be a long injured list stint. He’ll go on the major league IL and should end up on the 60-day injured list once the Reds need to open a 40-man roster spot. Gavin Lux, who started at designated hitter tonight, will continue getting the majority of playing time in left field. Blake Dunn came off the bench to handle the position this evening.
Looked bad immediately. Hope he recovers fast and comes back stronger….How in the world was that not a catch?
It was a catch.
Apparently he involuntarily dropped the ball. That was the explanation on the Braves broadcast.
Looked nasty. Even worse on slo-mo replay.
Wonderful play by the kid. No idea why they didn’t call that a catch. He kept it hitting the wall, hitting the ground and when he realized he was hurt it finally came out.
Know his career history makes this even more sad. He’s always had really good talent and stats but has just constantly suffered some sort of injury. I’ll say this though he show nothing short of amazing resilience. Definitely rooting for him to shake back better
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Terrible. Hope he has a speedy recovery.
Feel bad for the kid, knowing his history and just getting called up the first time. That was a hell of a play however you want to slice it.
Hope he’ll be back better than ever.
C’mon that was a CATCH!!!!! what is wrong with replay he solidly had the ball after the wall he still had until he was flat on ground….with a broken arm.
Its really tough finally got in the show and this..
Saw the video. Gnarly injury
Gruesome injury… reminded me of when Lawrence Taylor snapped Joe Theismann’s leg. (Yes, I’m that old.) Wish him a speedy recovery!
MNF I remember it too well!
The reds broadcast team will get fined they mentioned that mlb sometimes bends the rules but not against the struggling braves big tv market
What a freaking bummer
At least he got his first MLB hit. Hope he comes back.