Astros' Yordan A atlanta braves jersey xl lvarez carted off with injury after collision with Jeremy Pena in matchup vs. Mets
June 29, 2022
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Jeremy Peña made a potentially very costly out on Thursday afternoon.
atlanta braves jersey acuna jr In the eighth inning of Thursday's Astros-Mets matchup, the Houston shortstop collided with outfielder Yordan Álvarez in short left field as both players chased down a Dominic Smith pop-up.
Álvarez lay on the ground for several minutes before he was carted off, and Peña also departed the game following the collision.
Thankfully, both players were conscious and alert following the collision. The cart was likely more of a precaution for the outfielder. Following the game, Houston manager Dusty Baker said he didn't hMLB Pajamas| Keychains ave an update on either player, an atlanta braves world series merch d the was waiting further evaluation.
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While neither player was moving at full speed during the collision, it still looked to be damaging enough to both. On replay, it appeared atlanta braves 44 jersey Álvarez got a total face full of forearm MLB Vintage Clothing and glove from Peña.
Neither guy is small, either: Álvarez is the size of aMLB Snapback Hats n NFL tight end (6-5, 227 lbs.) and Peña stands at 6 feet, 202 lbs. Peña took a hit that would be classified as a 15-yard penalty in the NFL.
Losing Álvarez would be a big blow to an Astros offen atlanta braves mlb shop se: He entered Thursday hitting .434 with nine home runs and a 1.390 OPS in June, putting himself squarely in the AL MVP discussion.
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Perhaps most surprising, though, is that the shortstop held onto the ball for the out.
The Astros would take a 2-0 lead over the Mets in the ninth inning courtesy of a Jason Castro home run, aTommy Bahama nd that scorMLB Autographed Memorabiliae would hold for atlanta braves throwback jersey the win.