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· collected 2026-09-18 · by Jerry Beach The Associated Press
During a game between the Mets and Philadelphia on Thursday night, Mets first baseman Jared Young suffered concussion symptoms after being struck in the head by pitcher Nolan McLean’s knee during a collision while trying to field a slow roller. Despite initial concerns, a CT scan showed no serious damage; however, Young remains under observation for concussion symptoms as he is a regular player with a .266 batting average and nine home runs this season. Mets manager Andy Green expressed relief that the worst outcomes were avoided but noted the incident was extremely frightening to witness.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Thursday night, Mets first baseman Jared Young had to be stretchered off the field after a frightening collision during a game against the Phillies at Citi Field. The incident occurred in the top of the sixth inning when Philadelphia’s Justin Crawford hit a slow roller down the first base line. Both Young and pitcher Nolan McLean converged on the ball, with McLean's knee hitting Young’s head as they collided, leaving him motionless for several minutes before being removed from the field. Trainers stabilized Young and conducted tests at a hospital; while his CT scan was negative, he exhibited concussion symptoms. The Mets replaced Young with Mark Vientos, and no official update on Young's status had been released by game’s end.
Written for “Mets Player Concussion Incident” on 2026-09-18,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off the field in the sixth inning of Thursday night’s 3-0 loss to Philadelphia after he was knocked out when struck on the head by a knee of pitcher Nolan McLean as the two converged on Justin Crawford’s slow grounder.
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two → cart → grounder
New York manager Andy Green said a CT scan at a hospital was negative.
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scan → say → hospital
Young had concussion symptoms and full use of his extremities, according to Green.
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Young → have → Green
“It was a terrifying moment on a baseball field,” Green said.
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Green → say → field
With the Phillies ahead 1-0, McLean broke to first on contact and Young initially moved back toward the bag.
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Young → break → bag
McLean briefly paused, at which point Young reached for the ball with his right hand as he tried to keep a foot on the base.
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he → pause → base
McLean resumed running.
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McLean → resume → ?
then collided with Young’s head, tripping over the first baseman as Crawford crossed the bag.
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Crawford → collide → bag
Young fell face first to the ground and was motionless.
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Young → fall → ground
“It was scary to sit there and just know that he wasn’t with us in that moment,” Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said.
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Lindor → sit → moment
Green and an athletic trainer immediately ran out from the dugout, and a cart was summoned.
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cart → run → dugout
McLean put his hands on his knees and bent down as all the Mets on the field gathered near Young.
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Mets → put → Young
Catcher Francisco Alvarez appeared to be praying and members of both teams looked on from the dugouts.
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members → appear → dugouts
Philadelphia’s Alec Bohm took a knee next to third base.
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Bohm → take → base
You couldn’t tell what happened,” said Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly, a former big league first baseman.
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Mattingly → tell → ?
“I heard it was bad.
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it → hear → ?
Hopefully the kid’s all right.”
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kid → ’ → ?
When Young came to, Green said the first baseman asked: “What happened?”
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What → come → ?
Young was immobilized on the cart and flashed a thumbs up before the cart disappeared behind the left-center field fence.
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cart → immobilize → fence
“He’s had a CT scan.
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He → have → scan
Results have come back negative,” Green said.
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Green → come → ?
“So in that sense it’s very positive.
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it → ’ → sense
Still experiencing real concussion symptoms right now but has full use of his extremities and feels at this point in time like we’ve avoided the scariest outcomes.”
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we → experience → outcomes
Young, a 31-year-old in his first full big league season, has established himself as a regular first baseman by hitting .266 with nine homers and 39 RBIs in 103 games.
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Young → establish → games
He missed six weeks with a left knee injury.
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He → miss → injury
“He’s somebody we all respect and appreciate and have love for,” Lindor said.
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Lindor → ’ → love
McLean was shaken by the collision.
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McLean → shake → collision
He remained in the game and threw a called third strike past Garrett Stubbs, ending the inning.
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He → remain → inning
“Probably should have made a better decision not even letting him get the next hitter but he was still strong enough to do it and got back out there and did it,” Green said.
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Green → make → it
“I think the humanity hit him pretty hard right there.”
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humanity → think → him
McLean was removed by Green for reliever Tobias Myers at the start of the seventh.
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McLean → remove → seventh
The rookie right-hander threw 82 pitches, his fewest since May 25.
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hander → throw → May
Didn’t feel that was in his best interest at that point in time,” Green said.
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Green → feel → time
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