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Mets' Jared Young knocked out in collision with pitcher, taken to hospital
September 18, 2026 at 12:55 PM · Updated 28d ago
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Jared Young to miss rest of Mets' season with concussion
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Mets’ Jared Young knocked out after taking knee to head in ‘terrifying’ collision
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Mets' Young taken to hospital after scary collision with teammate
(opens the publisher’s site)Mets first baseman Jared Young was knocked unconscious in a sixth-inning collision with pitcher Nolan McLean during Thursday night's 3-0 loss to Philadelphia and was taken to hospital.
- Young was carted off the field after McLean's knee struck his head as the two converged on Justin Crawford's slow grounder.
- Manager Andy Green said a CT scan came back negative and that Young retains full use of his extremities while experiencing concussion symptoms.
- Green said Young asked "What happened?" upon regaining consciousness before being immobilized on the cart.
- McLean finished the inning, striking out Garrett Stubbs, before Green removed him at the start of the seventh.
- Young will miss the rest of the season with the concussion, the Mets said.
- He was discharged from hospital and is recovering at home with a headache and some memory loss.
- The Mets plan to recall infielder Ronny Mauricio from Triple-A Syracuse to replace Young.