On a bloop single to center field, Javier Baez and Jason Heyward collided at full speed, which resulted in Baez leaving Friday’s Chicago Cubs game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Baez looked OK, but certainly took a bad shot to his head. Somehow, Heyward was’t injured on the play, as his knee made clean contact with Baez.
Here’s how it looked.
Yikes… pic.twitter.com/XcWhbSicfl
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Javy Báez exits the game in bottom 6 following a collision in shallow center field.
We'll update his condition when we know more.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 8, 2017
We’ll have more updates when they’re provided, but a scary moment for Cubs fans watching.
UPDATE:
Javy Báez left tonight's game with a left eye contusion.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 8, 2017
So, good news for Baez and the Cubs.
