Tigers’ Parker Meadows hospitalized after head-to-head outfield collision with teammate Riley Greene
MINNEAPOLIS — Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows was sent to a hospital for overnight observation after he collided head-to-head with teammate Riley Greene as they converged for a fly ball. Greene made the catch, and Meadows landed on his back in a daze, barely moving with his hands pointed up and blood appearing on his face. After a few minutes, Meadows was able to sit up.
Medical personnel slowly helped him stand and move toward a cart that was waiting to take him away. “It’s a terrible feeling. I still feel terrible,” Greene said after the game against Minnesota at Target Field.
“He hit my head. I don’t know where I hit him, to be honest, but I just really hope he’s OK. ” Meadows had a concussion, manager A.
J. Hinch said after the Tigers lost 3-1 to the Twins and were swept in the four-game series. The collision caused Meadows to bite the inside of his mouth, which led to the bleeding.
“We’re going to get him checked out for everything, but this one worries me,” Hinch said. Josh Bell led off the eighth inning for Minnesota with a shallow fly to left-center that Greene appeared to be calling for as he and Meadows ran toward the ball. Meadows tried slowing up and backing off at the last second.