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Arizona’s Perdomo leaves game with head contusion after being hit in the helmet by a line drive

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Rieken, K. (2026, September 6). Arizona’s Perdomo leaves game with head contusion after being hit in the helmet by a line drive. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/arizona-s-geraldo-perdomo-leaves-game-after-being-hit-in-the-helmet-by-a-line-drive/article_1470385a-2b59-5726-a654-ae2f18642c02.html

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Geraldo Perdomo, an Arizona player, was hit on the side of his helmet by a 93 mph line drive from Ketel Marte in the third inning of Sunday's 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. Perdomo left the game with a head contusion but manager Torey Lovullo said he did not go into concussion protocol and is expected to return Monday. The incident caused concern for both teams, with Lovullo describing it as "never seen anything like." Perdomo was taken off the field on his own power after being tended to by trainers.

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Geraldo Perdomo, an Arizona player, left Sunday's game against the Houston Astros after being hit in the helmet by a line drive from Ketel Marte. The ball was traveling at 93 mph when it struck Perdomo on the side of his helmet in the third inning. He fell to the ground and writhed in pain before sitting up and talking to trainers, who then helped him off the field on his own power. Manager Torey Lovullo said that while Perdomo was under observation for a head contusion, he did not enter the concussion protocol and is expected to return to the lineup Monday. The incident was described as unusual by Lovullo, who said it caused "a lot of uncertainty" and fear among both teams.

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Topics

Arizona HOUSTON the Houston Astros

Subjects

Perdomo PERSON · 7× Lovullo PERSON · 5× Marte GPE · 2× Arizona GPE · 1× Geraldo Perdomo PERSON · 1× HOUSTON GPE · 1× Ketel PERSON · 1× Ketel Marte PERSON · 1× Torey Lovullo PERSON · 1× the Houston Astros ORG · 1×

Narrative

HOUSTON (AP) — Arizona’s Geraldo Perdomo left Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Houston Astros with a head contusion after being struck in the helmet by a line drive from Ketel Marte in the third inning.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07

🔮 “The ball had a little topspin on it and he thought he could get under it and keep moving, but it just kept track of him and hit him,” he said.

2026-09-07 · Toronto Star

Arizona’s Perdomo leaves game with head contusion after being hit in the helmet by a line drive · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

Perdomo → leave → inning

Manager Torey Lovullo said after the game that Perdomo was under observation but was not in the concussion protocol and that he expects him to return to the lineup Monday. asserted

him → say → lineup

Perdomo singled to start the third before Marte’s 93 mph single hit him on the side of the helmet as he ran to second. asserted

he → single → second

He immediately fell to the ground and writhed in pain as players from both teams ran to check on him. asserted

players → fall → him

He remained on his back for a couple of minutes as trainers tended to him before he sat up. asserted

he → remain → him

Perdomo talked to trainers for a bit before being helped to his feet and walking off the field on his own power. asserted

Perdomo → talk → power

Lovullo said he’d “never seen anything like” what happened to Perdomo and was very concerned when he was hit. asserted

he → say → Perdomo

“The ball had a little topspin on it and he thought he could get under it and keep moving, but it just kept track of him and hit him,” he said. uncertain

he → have → him

“And when you go out there and you see him laying on the ground, there’s a lot of uncertainty for everybody, and then there’s some fear, like is he going to be OK?” asserted

he → go → everybody

Lovullo felt much better once the trainer told him that Perdomo didn’t lose consciousness. asserted

Perdomo → feel → consciousness

“And then he started to respond and talked about some of the pressure that he was feeling in his head, and he was responding and he was spot-on with all of his answers,” Lovullo said. asserted

Lovullo → start → answers

“So at that point we all breathed a collective sigh of relief.” asserted

we → breathe → relief

Lovullo said Perdomo was a little bit dizzy right after he was struck but that all the tests were negative and he was feeling OK after the game. asserted

he → say → game

The manager added that Marte was really upset after hitting him but that he felt better once he saw his teammate postgame. asserted

teammate → add → him

“Ketel and I both came up here and saw him at the same time, and it was nice to see those two embrace and hug for a second,” Lovullo said. asserted

Lovullo → come → second

Ildemaro Vargas moved from first base to shortstop in the bottom of the inning to replace Perdomo and Tim Tawa entered the game to play first base. asserted

Tawa → move → base