Mets' Young Carted Off After Collision With McLean — SkimNews
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- Jared Young lay motionless face-first on the infield after Nolan McLean's knee struck his head as both converged on Justin Crawford's slow grounder; he later regained consciousness and asked 'What happened?' before flashing a thumbs up on the cart.
- Manager Andy Green said a CT scan at the hospital came back negative, but Young continued to experience concussion symptoms while retaining full use of his extremities.
- Nolan McLean stayed in the game after the collision and struck out Garrett Stubbs to end the sixth inning, visibly shaken with his hands on his knees, before Green removed him for reliever Tobias Myers to start the seventh.
- Francisco Lindor said it was terrifying to watch because Young 'wasn't with us in that moment — he was just somewhere else,' while catcher Francisco Alvarez appeared to pray near home plate and Phillies first baseman Alec Bohm took a knee at third.
- Young, 31, is in his first full big league season and had established himself as the Mets' regular first baseman, hitting .266 with 9 homers and 39 RBIs in 103 games; he previously missed six weeks earlier this year with a left knee injury.
Why it matters: Young had become the Mets' everyday first baseman, and any extended absence leaves New York to reshuffle its infield during the season's final month. Manager Green's decision to pull the emotionally rattled McLean after just one more out underscores how the collision disrupted both clubs beyond the box score.
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