Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar was carted off of the field during Thursday night’s win over the Giants after a scary collision with shortstop C.J. Abrams.
As trainers came out to evaluate Profar, he attempted to get up and walk off under his own power, but collapsed to the field after a few steps, leading the team to bring out a stretcher for him.
He was able to fist bump teammates and gesture to the crowd as he was being taken off the field.
On Friday, the Padres issued an update on Profar, sharing that he was diagnosed with a concussion and a cervical strain in his neck. He is resting after being discharged from the hospital following an overnight stay.
Manager Bob Melvin tried to remain optimistic about the situation after Thursday’s game, given Profar’s reaction on the field.
“It’s awful, but he makes it easier on the fact that he’s smiling. He’s laying there smiling,” Melvin said. “We get him up and all of a sudden he goes back down again, but it’s just an awful feeling. Any time you put somebody on a stretcher like that, it’s an awful feeling, but like I said just looking at him and the way he is and trying to make everybody feel OK about it with a smile on his face makes you feel a little bit better.”
San Diego won Thursday’s NL West game 2–1 to move to 48–36 on the season.
