All Astros nation held their breath in Tuesday’s game versus the Rangers as George Springer made another unbelievable catch in a blowout loss. The first reason fans held their breath was to see if he maintained possession of the ball. The second reason was because their young superstar looked dazed and confused after running into a wall. After they had shown the replay, you can clearly see that the impact with the wall was while Springer had his head down.
George Springer left tonight’s game after crashing hard into wall in 7th: http://t.co/JM2nH5s3OH https://t.co/8laGK5I4Kx
— MLB (@MLB) May 6, 2015
At the time of seeing the first replay, I was worried that he would wake up in the morning with bad whiplash from the impact. However, looking at his behavior afterwards made me think it could be a concussion.
A.J. Hinch on Springer: “That was a scary play. He’s pretty banged up…evaluated for concussion and see how his body feels overnight.“
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 6, 2015
When Springer was removed from the game, I tweeted that he was probably just sore. He will be tested in the morning, but according to Evan Drellich, Hinch has already ruled out Springer for tomorrow’s game. So Robbie Grossman will most likely start in right field in Springer’s sted.
Hinch said Springer couldn’t see out of one eye following the collision—but they discovered that was caused by his contact moving on impact.
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) May 6, 2015
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Before the Astros season, during Fan Fest’s Bloggers Roundtable, A.J. Hinch said that Garry Pettis had mentioned that “we need to teach George how to run into walls.” This play does not look Springer has been practicing this ability. Astros fans appreciate his all-out play, but he needs to take care of his body as well.
Hopefully, this is all precautionary action. If not, expect a roster move prior to the game tomorrow.
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