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San Diego Padres outfielder Juricson Proffer was taken to hospital Thursday night after falling on the field after a horrific collision. Teammate CJ Abrams.
The 29-year-old proffer was taken to UC San Diego Health for further evaluation after he collapsed on the ground after driving back into the dugout following a dangerous collision with Abrams during the fifth inning of Thursday’s game. happened. San Francisco Giants.
Both players were running to catch Tommy La Stella’s fly ball in left field, when Abrams’s knee collided with the professor’s jaw. Dive to catch.
CJ Abrams, #77 of the San Diego Padres, hits (r)Jurrickson professor, #10, as he makes a catch on a ball hit by Tommy La Stella, #8 of the San Francisco Giants, in the fifth inning of a During a baseball game on July 7, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. The professor got injured in the play.
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Abrams finally got up while the professor was down for several minutes before finally sitting down.
While leaving the field with the coaches, the professor stumbled and fell. After that he was thrown out of the field.
Fans hold signs as the San Diego Padres’ #10 Jurikson professor is carried in a carriage during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on July 7, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Proffer was injured during a collision with CJ Abrams, #77 of the San Diego Padres.
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Manager Bob Melvin said, “There’s no tingling or anything in the arms, but what we’re most concerned about is probably an injury at this point,” said Prof. “But they’re checking everything.”
“Whenever you put someone on a stretcher like that it’s a Terrible feeling.” He continued. “But seeing him, the way he’s trying to make everyone feel okay about it with a smile on his face, makes you feel a little bit better.”
San Diego Padres (c) lie on the ground as No. 10 Jurikson professors, Manny Machado, #13 (l), CJ Abrams, #77, and Trent Grisham, #2, watch during baseball’s fifth inning Game against the San Francisco Giants on July 7, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. The professor got injured in the play.
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The Padres won the game in the 10th on a base-loaded single from pinch-hitter Jorge Alfaro.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.