Padres state slugger Arraez ‘stable’ after frightening accident

Luis Arraez of the San Diego Padres is hauled off the field after hitting Mauricio Dubon in the very first inning of a Major League Baseball game against the Houston Astros (Tim Warner) San Diego Padres slugger Luis Arraez was in steady condition after being stretchered off the field and taken to health center on Sunday after a frightening first-base accident in a game in

Houston, the Major League Baseball group said.Advertisement”Luis Arraez has actually been carried to Houston Methodist Healthcare facility for more examination,” the Padres stated in a statement. “He is currently stable, conscious, responsive, and able to move his extremities.”

Arraez had been drawn from the field with his head incapacitated on a stretcher after the event on the second play of the game.The designated player had attempted a sacrifice bunt which was fielded on the ideal side of the infield by Astros first baseman Christian Walker.Houston second baseman Mauricio Dubon was running towards first to take Walker’s toss to the base and hit Arraez. He appeared to accidentally catch Arraez’s chin with his elbow.Advertisement The game was delayed for 11 minutes as Arraez was tended by medical staff and

place on a backboard. He gave a” thumbs-up” sign as he departed.”That was extremely scary,”Padres supervisor Mike Shildt told ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcast.” We don’t see those type of accidents in our sport a great deal.”Arraez remains in his second season with the Padres, after he was traded to San Diego by the Miami Marlins last year.He has three

crowning achievement and seven runs-batted-in up until now this season.He’s the very first MLB player to win 3 straight batting titles with three

different teams– in 2022 with Minnesota, with Miami in 2023 and with the Padres last year.bb/ sev