Padres' Luis Arraez stretchered off field after scary collision with Mauricio Dubón

San Diego Padres player Luis Arraez collided with Mauricio Dubón of the Houston Astros during the game on Sunday. The collision happened at first base, and Arraez remained down on the ground after the incident. He was tended to by multiple members of the training staff before they called for a stretcher.

Per MLB.com, the collision led to an 11-minute delay in the game. It happened on the second play of the game, and it appeared Arraez hit Mauricio Dubón’s shoulder before hitting the ground.

Luis Arraez and Mauricio Dubón collide at 1B.

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Luis Arraez is in his second season with the Padres and is coming off of a productive 2024 campaign. He began the year as a member of the Miami Marlins before he was traded to the Padres in May. In 150 games last year, Arraez recorded a .314 batting average with 200 hits. He was named to his third All-Star game and won his third batting title.

Arraez became the first player in MLB history to win three consecutive batting titles with three different teams. He won it with the Minnesota Twins in 2022 and the Marlins in 2023.

“It means a lot,” Arraez said before the 2024 season ended, per The Athletic. “I think this one was hard. I couldn’t sleep last night. … Today, my first at-bat, I strike out. And it never happens. But I’m a human. I’m not perfect. And then my third at-bat, I say, ‘OK, you got to do something.’ Then God gave me the opportunity, and I hit a double.”

“It’s just this beautiful synergy that’s taken place and magic that’s taken place,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “He’s, like, the prototype of what we’re looking for — a guy that takes tough at-bats, can handle the bat and move the ball around.”

Arraez was a big reason the Padres won 93 games last year and reached the NLDS. As of this writing, the Padres have a 15-6 record this year, the best in all of baseball.