Major League Baseball continues its losing streak on labor preemption claims

An unfriendly field. On May 22, 2025, Darin Ruf, a former utility player for the Milwaukee Brewers and several other clubs, sued the Cincinnati Reds in Ohio state court arising out of an allegedly career-ending knee injury. Mr. Ruf was injured on June 2, 2023, while chasing a foul ball down the first base line at the Reds’ Great American Ball Park. He injured his knee when he ran into the end of a rolled-up tarp which, he alleged, was not properly padded….
By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP