{"id":161985,"date":"2025-09-17T00:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/161985\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T00:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:09:14","slug":"nothing-to-pipp-here-cincinnati-reds-spencer-steer-has-rib-popped-back-in-plays-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/161985\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing to Pipp here: Cincinnati Reds’ Spencer Steer has rib ‘popped back in,’ plays on"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. LOUIS \u2013 That stuff about Spencer Steer\u2019s sore neck that caused the Cincinnati Reds\u2019<\/a> first baseman to be scratched from the lineup for the opener of this series against the Cardinals?<\/p>\n

Forget about it.<\/p>\n

\"Spencer<\/p>\n

Spencer Steer<\/p>\n

More: Terry Francona’s thinking on dropping slumping Elly De La Cruz in Cincinnati Reds lineup<\/a><\/p>\n

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Not only was the problem not in his neck, contrary to the team\u2019s initial report to media, but a chiropractor adjusted the actual rib-cage issue he had, and he was ready to play again by the game on Sept. 16, albeit, still a little tight in his back.<\/p>\n

Steer said he had a rib \u201cpop out of place\u201d while he swung in the batting cage to prepare for the game Sept. 15, \u201cand my back spasmed because of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said it made it hurt to breathe, until the chiropractor showed up Sept. 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got it popped back in,\u201d he said. \u201cMy back\u2019s still a little seized up, but it\u2019s a lot better now. I was able to hit and do everything (pregame). It\u2019ll be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anyone who has followed this team for the past year or two by now knows that Steer is probably the least likely Red to go on the injured list for anything. He has never been on it, and in fact, opened this season still nursing a shoulder issue that limited him exclusively to DH duties the first 20 games of the season.<\/p>\n

In fact, he has been dealing with quadriceps issue since before the All-Star break, necessitating a maintenance program and scheduled days off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing was just managing it,\u201d said Steer, who made a diving play on a shot down the line for an out over the weekend in Sacramento. \u201cIt was something I could play through. But just trying to be smart about when I\u2019m using my best bullets sprinting wise, because every time I sprint 100 percent it kind of sets me back a little bit. It\u2019s like I don\u2019t have that third gear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said manager Terry Francona: “He\u2019s gonna have to deal with it till we\u2019re done. We just kind of know that.”Since the shoulder recovered enough to allow him to start playing first, Steer has hit .254 with 16 home runs with a .744 OPS in 120 games, despite fighting through the quad issue in an up-and-down second half.<\/p>\n

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Along the way, he\u2019s played his position well enough to be a candidate to be named a Gold Glove finalist.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re gonna play every day, you\u2019re gonna be playing through stuff,\u201d Steer said. \u201cIt\u2019s just learning how to manage it and listening to your body and knowing what you need every day, and being smart like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

What you\u2019re not gonna do, if you\u2019re Steer, is accept that he ever needs an IL stretch.<\/p>\n

\u201cBad stuff happens when you get hurt,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bad stuff? Like Wally Pipp \u2013 the guy who played for the Reds after the whole Lou Gehrig thing<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. That\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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