Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was kneed in the head during a chaotic play in the sixth inning of the Blue Jays’ 3-1 win over the New York Yankees on Friday at the Rogers Centre.
Game Details
The Blue Jays were trailing 1-0 with runners on first and second base with one out and George Springer up to bat. Nathan Lukes was on second base, while Guerrero was on first. Springer rolled over on Gerrit Cole’s fastball and hit a weak ground ball to third baseman Ryan McMahon.
McMahon threw the ball to first base to try to complete the inning-ending double play, but the throw was in the dirt and first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. was unable to make the catch. Guerrero looked to capitalize on the blunder and took off for third base. Garcia finally recovered, grabbed the ball, and fired a bullet to third base, but the throw went into foul territory.
As Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. went to pursue the ill-advised throw, he ran into Guerrero and kneed him in the head, dislodging his helmet. Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered home to tie the game at 1-1. After scoring, he bent over and received help from his teammates as he made his way to the dugout.
Manager John Schneider said Guerrero had a headache after the collision and was removed from the game as a precaution. Guerrero has had a down year, hitting .263 with just seven home runs and 46 RBI.
Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
