Nick Martini dove head first into 2B during yesterday’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers, and he did so awkwardly. Whilst already sporting some form of a wrist/hand brace, the thumb on his braced hand seemed to clip the side of the bag as he slid by, and he winced immediately.
He stayed in the game afterwards, making the latest news yet another potential indictment of how the Reds training staff misdiagnoses injuries. That latest news? Martini’s on the 10-day IL with an injury to that tumb, with the recently optioned Livan Soto now back in the roster fold.