Mets SS Ruben Tejada out for season after collision
New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada is taken off the field after being hurt against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 in Los Angeles. Credit: AP / Gregory Bull
Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada got the worst of a collision with Dodgers' Chase Utley Saturday night.
On a play that scored the game-tying run for the Dodgers in the seventh inning, Tejada was upended by a sliding Utley in a violent collision while attempting to turn a double play. He was taken off the field on a cart.
Check out the video of the play below, as well as reaction from Mets beat writer Marc Carig.
Hard slide. Tejada stays down. Dodgers have tied it.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Mets now gathered around Tejada. Still on the ground.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Utley’s shoulder got Tejada. Very late slide.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Tejada flipped over his back. Was exposed when he turned. Good lord.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Utley appears to have broke that up with his face. Cart comes out for Tejada. Oh man.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Toss was behind Tejada. Now they will review the call.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Neither guy touched the bag. Shouldn’t even be looking at this.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Tejada sitting up as he gets on cart. That slide was so late. Utley’s face got Tejada’s knee. Tejada winds up on his back.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015holy cow, now they reverse the call on a neighborhood play. what the heck?
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Utley back in there. Guess umps didn’t think it would be a double play chance, thus no neighborhood play.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Anyway, has to be only way umps reviewed, they didn’t think it was a DP chance. They have a good point.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Then again, even if not a neighborhood play, which is understable (since it assumes chance at DP). Utley never touched bag.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015Also, Mets clearly did not have chance at two. Murphy fielded ball behind second. Still, Utley never touched the base.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2015
