I didn't even know where I fell down, a significant variable that occurred in Lee Jung-hoo's prospective rival, was listed on the IL for the 7th consecutive year

Apr 22, 2025

I didn't even know where I fell down, a significant variable that occurred in Lee Jung-hoo's prospective rival, was listed on the IL for the 7th consecutive year
San Diego Padres Luis Arraez sprinted to first base in the top of the first inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on the 21st (Korea time) and collapsed after strongly colliding with the opponent's second baseman, Morius Duban. ImagesYonhap News



I didn't even know where I fell down, a significant variable that occurred in Lee Jung-hoo's prospective rival, was listed on the IL for the 7th consecutive year
San Diego Padres Luis Arraez sprints to first base against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on the 21st (Korea time) after hitting a bunt in the top of the first inning and strongly colliding with the opponent's second baseman, Morius Duban, and is helped by Fernando Tatis Jr. ImagesYonhap News
For the third consecutive year, San Diego Padres Luis Arraez faced a major crisis at the beginning of the season.

In an away game against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on the 21st (Korea time), Araez crashed into a fielder who came in the base cover while sprinting to first base. Eventually, a day later, he was listed on the 7-day injured list on the 22nd.

The situation was like this. San Diego's offense in the top of the first inning. Leading man Fernando Tatis Jr. walked to load the bases.




Arraez then went to bat and bunted on Houston left-hander Pramber Valdez's 93.5-mile-high sinker. It appears to have been a bench operation. The ball fell toward first base, and Houston first baseman Christian Walker came forward, caught it, and tossed it to second baseman Mauricio Duban, who came in with the first base cover. An accident occurred shortly after Duban stepped on the base first.

Araez, who was running in the sprint, couldn't avoid it and collided. Duban's left elbow hit Araez's face. Arraez collapsed on the spot and lay motionless. It seemed to have lost consciousness.

I didn't even know where I fell down, a significant variable that occurred in Lee Jung-hoo's prospective rival, was listed on the IL for the 7th consecutive year
San Diego Padres Luis Arraez sprinted to first base in the top of the first inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on the 21st (Korea time) and collapsed after strongly colliding with the opponent's second baseman, Morius Duban. Duban (left) looks worried. AP Yonhap News
Trainers and coach Mike Shildt ran out of the San Diego dugout on third base. They looked into Araez's face and examined her neck and jaw to see if she was conscious. Eventually, the splint surrounding the jaw was filled. Soon after, Arraez was carted to Houston Meso East Hospital near Daikin Park. In the meantime, the game was suspended for about 11 minutes. Arraez drew attention by giving a thumbs-up and signing that he was okay while he was lying down and moving.




Immediately after the end of the game, the news of the examination was reported. It was a relief during the misfortune.

In an interview with local media, Shildt said "It's a best scenario for Lewis. It was certainly a dangerous situation. I think we're over the hump. We will know more over time, but the results of the first test are very positive. There is no damage such as fracture or rupture. "I have some lacerations on my jawline, so I'm worried about my jaw and cervical area. "We've heard a lot of tests before and we've done it, but we're cautiously optimistic." he said.

In other words, there was no structural damage to the area where the chin and neck collided. Houston manager Joe Espada said of the situation at the time, `I think we defended properly. But it was really hard to prevent the moment of the crash. The second baseman ran to full strength and received the tossed ball. It was a difficult situation to avoid."




Coach Silt said he didn't know where he was after he collapsed. It looked that serious. But now everything is returning to normal. The test immediately after the collision is fine. It's very fortunate given all the situations."

Arraez was in a situation to boost his batting sense after getting out of a slump at the beginning of the season.

I didn't even know where I fell down, a significant variable that occurred in Lee Jung-hoo's prospective rival, was listed on the IL for the 7th consecutive year
Louis Arraez is the batting champion for the third consecutive year. AP Yonhap News
be in extreme form with one hit in 18 at-bats in five games since the opening In the last 17 games, he started to get back on track with a batting average of 0.348 (24 hits in 69 times at bat).

Arraez became the first batting champion with a .316 batting average in 2022 when he was with the Minnesota Twins, then moved to the Miami Marlins in 2023 and moved the league to .354 to win the title of batting champion for the second consecutive year. He then marked a batting average of .314 in Miami and San Diego last year and succeeded in winning the title for the third consecutive year. Arraez is the first player in history to become the batting champion in three different teams for the third consecutive year.

He is also considered the strongest candidate for NL batting this season, and the collision is expected to act as a variable.

When Lee Jung-hoo was negotiating posting in December 2023, local media used to compare it with Araez when explaining contact capabilities. Araez's career strikeout rate is 6.6%, boasting a career low of 2.1% this season.

I didn't even know where I fell down, a significant variable that occurred in Lee Jung-hoo's prospective rival, was listed on the IL for the 7th consecutive year
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo. ImagesYonhap News


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.