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Cincinnati Reds' top prospect Nick Senzel hopes he's past the injury bug

Cincinnati Reds' top prospect Nick Senzel talks about his debut Tuesday with Triple-A Louisville. Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com

LOUISVILLE – Nick Senzel said he thought his ankle was broken after sliding into second base a month ago during a minor league game in Arizona.

That would have fallen in line with the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect's recent run of bad fortune after vertigo and a torn finger tendon cost him most of last season.

"Just kind of a freak thing," Senzel said. "They thought it was a little bit worse than it was and I thought so as well.