Alex Blandino fell to the ground and was writhing in pain after Max Moroff of the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled into his lower body in an attempt to break up a double play at second base. In Moroff’s defense, it didn’t appear to be a dirty play. Blandino suffered a torn ACL and will be out for the remainder of the 2018 season. The injury to Blandino shows just how thin the Cincinnati Reds are at the shortstop position.
After getting word of the season-ending injury to Blandino, the Reds placed him on the 10-day disabled and recalled Brandon Dixon from Triple-A Louisville.