Share and Follow
A frightening incident unfolded at Minnesota’s Target Field on Thursday when two Tigers outfielders collided, resulting in one being injured and removed from the field. The dramatic moment occurred when Riley Greene and Parker Meadows both aggressively pursued a fly ball hit by Twins’ power hitter Josh Bell during the bottom of the eighth inning of a 1-1 deadlock.
Meadows, sprinting from center field, couldn’t halt his advance and crashed into Greene, who had successfully caught the ball. The impact left Greene briefly kneeling, while Meadows fell onto his back, remaining motionless for several tense minutes as concern mounted.
Team medical staff, including athletic trainer Ryne Eubanks, along with Greene, rushed to Meadows’ aid. The alarming scene was underscored by a visible stream of blood on Meadows’ left cheek, indicating the severity of the collision.
Greene briefly fell to one knee, but Meadows collapsed to the grass on his back and stayed on the ground for several minutes as Greene and the medical staff, including athletic trainer Ryne Eubanks, checked on him.
AP
A streak of blood could be seen down Meadows’ left cheek.
Meadows, 26, remained on his back for several minutes before he sat up and was assisted into a golf cart, appearing dazed after the collision.
Meadows had gone 0-for-3 in three plate appearances before the injury.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Meadows would remain at a Minneapolis hospital overnight and revealed that he bit his lip during the collision, per MLB.com.
“Obviously we’re going to get him checked out for everything, but this one worries me,” Hinch said.
Veteran Javier Báez moved from shortstop to center field in the wake of Meadows’ injury, while prized rookie Kevin McGonigle entered the game at shortstop.
Later in the eighth inning, Twins shortstop Brooks Lee delivered a go-ahead two-run single as the Twins defeated the Tigers 3-1.