Padres' Luis Arráez stretchered off field, taken to hospital after scary collision at first base vs. Astros
Luis Arraez was taken to a hospital after a scary collision at first base on Sunday ngiht in Houston. (Thomas Shea-Imagn Images)
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Padres designated hitter Luis Arráez was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital Sunday night after a scary collision at first base during San Diego's game against the Houston Astros.
Arráez ran directly into Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubón while trying to make it to first after a sacrifice bunt in the first inning of the matchup at Daikin Park. Arráez and Dubón collided hard and both immediately fell to the ground, though Dubón jumped back up quickly.
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Arráez rolled straight over to his left shoulder, however, and he remained down completely motionless for quite some time while Dubón and the Padres' first base coach checked on him.
Others quickly ran out to help him, too. Arráez was eventually placed onto a stretcher and taken off the field. He was moving his limbs and gave a thumbs up as he was carted down the right field line, via the San Diego Union Tribune's Kevin Acee.
Arráez was taken to a local hospital for further testing. The team said he was stable, conscious, responsive and able to move his extremities. Further specifics on his condition are not yet known.
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The game resumed after about a 15-minute delay.
Arraez holds a .287 batting average with seven RBI and three home runs this season. The 28-year-old was traded to the Padres by the Miami Marlins last May. He led the National League with 200 hits last season and held a .314 batting average in 150 games. The team then struck a one-year, $14 million deal with him this past offseason.
The Padres entered Sunday night's game, the final of a three-game series with the Astros, with a 15-6 record. The Astros won the first two games of the series. The Padres will wrap up their road trip with a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers starting Monday.
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