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Two MLB players near a divisional matchup connected Thursday nighttime aft a scary collision astatine first base.
Arizona Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas and Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy some collapsed down to nan infield ungraded aft a bang-bang play.
Muncy deed a shot up nan statement successful nan 5th inning and Vargas, seeing pitcher Ryne Nelson wouldn’t get to nan container successful time, charged toward first. Muncy hit him to nan bag, but nan players collided and flew into nan air.
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Los Angeles Dodgers 3rd baseman Max Muncy reacts to an evident wounded aft colliding pinch Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas astatine first guidelines successful nan 5th inning astatine Chase Field successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected June 4, 2026. (Anna Carrington/Imagn Images)
Both laic connected nan section for respective minutes while trainers worked connected them successful a hushed stadium. Muncy sewage to his feet first and slow headed to nan dugout, while Vargas sewage up pinch thief and walked to his dugout.
Muncy near pinch shortness of activity and was evaluated for, but avoided, a concussion. Dodgers head Dave Roberts said he wouldn't play Friday against nan Angels — it was already a scheduled time disconnected — but could beryllium disposable complete nan weekend.
Vargas suffered bruises each down his near broadside — thigh, ribs and neck. X-rays were negative, and he told head Torey Lovullo he would beryllium fresh to play connected Friday, if needed.
Arizona Diamondbacks diversion trainers thin to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas aft a collision pinch Los Angeles Dodgers 3rd baseman Max Muncy during nan 5th inning astatine Chase Field successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected June 4, 2026. (Anna Carrington/Imagn Images)
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Muncy told reporters he was a small banged up but will beryllium each right.
"I really dream Vargas is OK — I sent thing complete to him," he said. "I’m hoping he’s doing each right, and he’s not excessively bad. But conscionable a bad business that looks for illustration neither of america knew which guidance to go."
Vargas told reporters, done an interpreter, that his "whole body" felt for illustration he "ran into a truck."
"Those are nan types of things that you spot connected nan shot section erstwhile 2 players are lying connected nan ungraded aft trying to make a hustle play," Lovullo said. "It's reliable to see, but they some sewage disconnected nan field."
Max Muncy of nan Los Angeles Dodgers collides pinch Ildemaro Vargas of nan Arizona Diamondbacks astatine first guidelines during nan 5th inning astatine Chase Field successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected June 4, 2026. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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The crippled was nan completion of a four-game group successful Arizona that they split. Arizona salvaged losing nan bid pinch a 3-2 triumph aft nan frightening moment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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