Red Sox’ Willson Contreras doing well ‘so far’ in concussion protocol after being hit in head by pitch
LOS ANGELES — Willson Contreras was doing well “so far” in concussion protocol late Friday night, Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said, after he was hit in the head by a pitch.
In the third inning of the Sox’ eventual 9-4 win over the Dodgers, Los Angeles reliever Will Klein threw a fastball up and way in, sending Contreras flailing to the ground to get out of the way. After a breaking ball down and away, Klein lost another fastball, 95 miles per hour, this time catching Contreras in the head.
He stayed in to run the bases, seemed to keep grabbing at his ear/the side of his head, and did not return for the bottom of the third.
“He’s had some tests done so far, which have been fine,” Tracy said. “The caveat to that is with stuff like that, with the head, you’re worried about concussions — you gotta wait, let him sleep. He’s got to get up tomorrow, see how he feels in the morning, do an activity, and that’s the second part of that. Good so far, but we have to wait and see how he feels.”
Nick Sogard (1 for 4 with two walks and two runs scored) slid over to replace Contreras at first base, with Anthony Seigler entering at second.
After the game, Contreras seemed to be in good spirits, checking his phone and engaging jovially with teammates.
Contreras has been hit by a pitch 19 times this season, tied for most in the American League (with the White Sox’ Sam Antonacci).
This one was scarier than most because of where it got him.
“He got hit in the ear flap, so I think his ear was ringing a little bit,” Tracy said. “It’s a hard thrower … right in the ear. So between that and everything that happened, just felt like [being] precautionary. We should get him out of there and then start the process [of] making sure he’s OK.”
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