TJ Friedl made a brilliant, diving catch in centerfield for the Cincinnati Reds during their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 17th, though in doing so he managed to injure his right hamsting. He exited the game immediately, but the ultimate prognosis and recommendation was that he would not need a trip to the injured list.
Instead, he sat out until June 21st, recently wrapping up a weekend series against the Boston Red Sox in which he went 2 for 14 and never really looked right. That was likely due to the fact that his hammy was, in fact, injured enough for him to need a trip to the injured list, and that’s precisely what happened on Monday afternoon.