ATLANTA — Cincinnati Reds rookie Tyler Callihan left Monday’s game after he ran into the wall in left field at Truist Park trying to make a diving catch. Playing in his fourth big-league game, the 24-year-old Callihan walked off the field under his own power, but he appeared to suffer a serious arm injury.
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With a runner on first and two out in the third inning, Matt Olson lined an opposite-field fly ball down the left-field line. Callihan raced over and attempted to make a catch just inside the line. The ball was briefly in his glove before he collided awkwardly and at full speed with the padded wall in foul territory, the force of the collision bending his left arm at a gruesome angle as his entire body crashed into the wall.
The ball popped out and he immediately took off his glove and grabbed his left arm with his right hand, grimacing in pain as Olson circled the bases. Callihan lay writhing on the ground, the ball a few feet away from him, until trainers reached him. After a minute or two, he was helped off the field, Callihan walking and holding his arm as he made his way to the dugout.
The play was initially ruled no catch, and after the Reds challenged the call, it was upheld, the two-run homer extending Atlanta’s lead to 4-0.
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Injuries have been part of Callihan’s path to the big leagues.
Drafted out of high school in the third round in 2019, Callihan played in rookie ball that year, but he, like everyone else in the minors, sat out the entire 2020 season due to COVID-19. Just 23 games into the 2021 season, Callihan tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow making a diving play in the infield and missed the rest of the season.
The next spring, Callihan was involved in a car accident and suffered a torn ligament in his thumb, limiting him to 88 games in 2022.
After a healthy 2023, Callihan broke his finger trying to bunt last season, costing him two months of play.
Callihan hit .271/.345/.413 with eight homers in 69 games for Double-A Chattanooga last season before being promoted to Triple A at the end of the season. In four games there, he recorded five hits.
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After being added to the 40-man roster this offseason, Callihan was in big-league camp this spring. He had 27 hits in 24 games with the Bats to start the season, hitting .303/.410/.528 before being called up last week when the Reds put veteran infielder Jeimer Candelario on the injured list. Callihan’s first big-league hit came Saturday on an RBI single.
This story will be updated.
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