
Luis Arraez ‘out of the woods’ after scary collision
NY Post
Padres first baseman Luis Arraez was released from the hospital after a frightening scene on Sunday.
Arraez bunted to first base and attempted to beat Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubon to the bag, but collided with Dubon in what The Post’s Jon Heyman described as “one of the scariest collisions you’ll ever see.”
Arraez was well enough to be released from the hospital in just a few hours despite being stretchered off the field.
“Best-case scenario with Luis,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said after the game. “Obviously, very scary. We think he’s, for the most part, out of the woods. Time will tell, but the initial testing is very favorable. No fractures of any sort. A little bit of laceration on his jawline, so we’re worried about his jaw, clearly his cervical region.”
Shildt added that Arraez had passed concussion protocol, although there was a scary moment where he “wasn’t aware of where he was” after the collision.
After the game, Arraez, freshly released from the hospital, rejoined his teammates in the clubhouse after a 3-2 defeat of the Astros.