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Athletics player sues Tigers over knee injury from fence collision

Sportsnet · Sport

Published 29 Sep 2026, 13:34 EDT · Updated 29 Sep 2026, 17:59 EDT

• Zack Gelof injured his right knee July 9 while making a sliding catch and hitting a Comerica Park fence.
• The 26-year-old suffered a deep cut under his knee cap while playing left field in foul territory.
• Gelof did not play again until Aug. 10, missing over a month of the season.
• The lawsuit names the Tigers, Ilitch Holdings, and the Detroit-Wayne County Stadium Authority as defendants.