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Padres designated hitter Luis Arraez had to be placed on a stretcher and carted off the field after he collided with Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubn, who had been covering second base during the top of the first bunt attempt. Arraez was able to move his limbs, but the nature of his injury wasnt immediately clear. San Diego Padres Luis Arraez gives a thumbs up as he was carted off the field after a collision with Houston Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubon during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 20. AP Arraez (4) is carted off the field after he collides with Dubon
(not pictured) on the first base line in the first inning. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect , the team said that Arraez was transported to Houston Methodist Hospital to be evaluated. Following the game, manager Mike Shildt said the results came back as the best case scenario. Obviously, very scary, Shildt told reporters. We think hes for the most part out of the woods. More time will tell, but the initial testing is very favorable. No fractures of any sort. I mean, he got a little bit of a laceration on his jawline, so we are worried about his jaw. We are worried about his cervical region. Everything was clear, stable on the initial testing. Weve been burned before on testing, so we will be Chris Webber Jersey cautiously optimistic, he continued. He did have a period where he wasnt aware of where he was, so thats clearly concerning. Everything is coming back to him now, and his initial testing from a concu sion standpoint was favorable, but clearly, we are not out of the woods. All things considered, thats a ble sing. Explore More The concerning incident occurred after Arraez laid down the bunt and charged to first base. Astros first baseman Christian Walker played the ball and flipped it over to Dubn, but as the Houston second baseman went to step on the bag he appeared to get in the path of Arraez and the two came together with the Padres DH immediately crumpling to the ground. Arraez (4) lies on the field after the collision on the first base line in the first inning at Daikin Park. Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Luis Arraez and Mauricio Dubn collide at 1B. Hope Arraez is okay. Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) San Diego first base coach Dave Macias quickly went over to Arraez to check on him, as did Dubn, before the Padres trainers came out of the dugout to evaluate the situation. A slow-motion replay of the play showed that Arraezs head had made contact with Dubns forearm. It was scary, Dubn told the media after the game. I mean, just watching him not move. It was scary. Especially people know the type of player I am. Im not a dirty player or anything. So it sucks. Worst part about it is you get death threats from stuff like this and everything. So its going to be a fun ride home. Several Padres players came over to where Arraez was down and took a knee and Dubn remained by his side until he was carted off the field. Arraez did appear to give a thumbs-up as he was being taken off the field. Padres first base coach David Macias (46) and Dubon (14) check on Arraez (4) as he lies on the field after they collided. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The game was delayed 15 minutes because of the injury. Arraez had come into Sundays game with a .287 batting average, three home runs and seven RBIs on the season. Jabari Parker Jersey