Astros Slugger Carted Off Field After Nasty Collision

An ugly collision in the Houston Astros game today left hulking slugger Yordan Alvarez laid out flat on the ground, before he was carted off the field.

A scary collision in left field between Jeremy Peña and Yordan Álvarez as they tracked down a Dom Smith pop up.

Álvarez was carted off and Peña departed the game. pic.twitter.com/DjNRnFiNI3
— SNY (@SNYtv) June 29, 2022

The left fielder Alvarez collided with shortstop Jeremy Pena in short left field chasing a pop up during the Astros game today with the New York Mets. Both players called for the ball, and Pena caught it, but it was a thunderous collision. It appeared that Alvarez was caught with a forearm or an elbow to the head.

Pena was able to leave the field under his own strength, surprising after running into the 6'5", 225-pound Alvarez. He didn't return to the game however.

If Alvarez is forced to miss any time, it will be a big loss for the Astros.

Yordan Álvarez this month:

22 games
.434/.522/.868
33 hits - 4 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 28 RBI
1.390 OPS

Álvarez's OPS currently ranks as the 13th best in the month of June since 1901. @astros | #LevelUp https://t.co/4runGtv1ri pic.twitter.com/W3SCu2FMwq
— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) June 29, 2022