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Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett out for 2-3 months with a strained groin

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell provides details about Scooter Gennett's injury. Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Six days before Opening Day, the Reds learned they will be without one of their top hitters for at least the first two months of the season.

All-Star second baseman Scooter Gennett will be sidelined for 8-12 weeks with a right groin strain, which he suffered in a spring training game Friday. Gennett left the game in the second inning when he fell while fielding a sharply-hit ground ball in shallow right field.

Gennett needed help from trainer Steve Baumann and manager David Bell to walk off the field, and a cart was used to take him away from the dugout.