MLB information: Padres' Luis Arraez stretchered off subject vs Astros

[ad_1] San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez was stretchered off the sector at Daikin Park in Houston on Sunday night time after colliding with Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubon whereas operating out a bunt.

Arraez was busting it down the road after dragging his bunt towards the bag, and Dubon seen that first baseman Christian Walker and pitcher Framber Valdez weren't going to get to the bottom in time to make the out.

Walker flipped the ball to Dubon, who simply beat Arraez to the bag, however he didn’t present Arraez any technique to run by way of the bag. In a blink, Arraez and Dubon collided, and the Padres star caught the worst of it.

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San Diego Padres designated hitter Luis Arraez lies on the sector after colliding with Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker (not pictured) within the first inning at Daikin Park on Sunday. (Thomas Shea-Imagn Photos)

The scene was a scary one as Arraez lay nonetheless on the grass close to first base. Medical workers rushed to assist the designated hitter. After an 11-minute delay, he was positioned on a stretcher together with his neck and head secured and carted off the sector to Houston Methodist Hospital.

The Padres launched an announcement later saying that Arraez was in secure situation.

"He's at present secure, aware, responsive, and capable of transfer his extremities," the assertion reads.

Arraez additionally gave a thumbs-up to the gang at Daikin Park to point out he was aware and conscious, which led to a optimistic reception from everybody.

San Diego Padres designated hitter Luis Arraez is carted off the sector. (Thomas Shea-Imagn Photos)

"That was very scary," Padres supervisor Mike Shildt instructed ESPN’s Buster Olney throughout the "Sunday Night time Baseball" broadcast. "We don’t see these form of collisions in our sport an entire lot. Luis is a extremely, actually robust man, and to see him down like that, you recognize one thing is fairly critical. Took a reasonably good blow, seems like he’s secure now, has feeling in his extremities, is alert, conscious of what passed off, which is clearly good. Now we’re apprehensive about – as a result of he’s bought a bit of little bit of a reduce on the jaw – apprehensive concerning the jaw and what’s the soundness of that. And, in fact, the cervical, ensuring it’s secure as properly."

Arraez’s Padres teammates on the sector had been visibly shaken, with Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado praying collectively.

"This can be a very shut group, man, it is a group that basically, actually genuinely loves one another," Shildt added. "Individuals say that rather a lot, however there’s lots of actual love. Luis is a giant a part of our staff, massive a part of the center of the membership. I simply instructed him I liked him and we’re going to be all proper and we pray for him, simply eager about him."

San Diego Padres first base coach David Macias, left, and Houston Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubon verify on Padres designated hitter Luis Arraez. (Thomas Shea-Imagn Photos)

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The high-contact Arraez is a transparent asset within the Padres’ scorching begin to the season, proudly owning a .287 common to start the yr. Arraez went 1-for-18 to start out the yr, however he has been hitting .338 during the last 17 video games.