Darren Daulton Jersey April 21 : Arraez is in concu sion protocol and will go on the 7-day concu sion IL, per . Infielder Mason McCoy will be recalled as the corresponding move, . April 20, 10:11PM : In what appears to be great news, Arraez returned to the Padres clubhouse postgame and was happily chatting with teammates, reports. Arraez will stay in Houston overnight for observation, but could rejoin the team in Detroit as early as tomorrow. 7:23PM : During an in-game interview with ESPNs Buster Olney, Padres manager Mike Shildt said initial concerns were about Arraezs neck and jaw. For the latter, Shildt said Arraez has a little bit of a cut on the jaw, [were] worried about the jaw, stability of that . (Hat tip to ) 6:53PM : Padres designated hitter suffered an apparent head or neck injury after a big collision with Astros second baseman in tonights game. Arraez was thrown out at first base while trying to bunt for a base hit, and ran headfirst into Dubons shoulder while the second baseman was covering the bag. Arraez was down on the field and almost motionle s for several minutes, and had to be carted off once his head and neck area was stabilized by a brace. He was conscious, and gave a thumbs up while being removed from the field. The Padres provided an update on , saying that Arraez was c urrently stable, conscious, responsive, and able to move his extremities. The infielder is receiving further examination and treatment at a Houston hospital. Well undoubtedly get more updates over the course of the evening, but at the very least, it seems like Arraez is heading to the injured list (either the normal 10-day IL or the seven-day IL for concu sion-related i sues). Given how scary the incident looked, one can only hope that Arraez avoided any kind of serious injury to his neck or head that would impact his day-to-day-life, to say nothing of his baseball career. Arraez entered tonights action hitting a solid .287/.330/.425 over his first 95 plate appearances of the 2025 season, again acting as San Diegos everyday first baseman. The extreme contact hitter has been baseballs toughest batter to strike out e sentially since he made his MLB debut with the Twins in 2019, though Arraezs contact rarely translates into any sort of power. The old-school approach has undoubtedly been productive, as Arraez is the only player in the history of the sport to win three straight batting titles with three different teams he won the AL batting crown with the Twins in 2022, with the Marlins in 2023, and then mostly with the Padres in 2024 after Miami dealt him to San Diego 33 games into last season. This throwback nature has made Arraez a fan favorite, and his contributions both on the field and within the Padres clubhouse were viewed as a catalyst for San Diegos succe s in 2024. Since Arraez will surely have to mi s some time in the wake of tonights collision, hell represent yet another key Padres player on the injured list. The Friars are already trying to get by without , , , and others, yet San Diego still took a league-best 15-6 record into tonights game in Houston. Buddy Kennedy Jersey