SAN DIEGO — In a scary moment early in the Giants’ series finale Sunday against the Padres, first baseman Wilmer Flores flipped over the railing of the first-base dugout while chasing down a foul pop fly and left the game the following inning.
The second batter of the bottom of the first, Fernando Tatis Jr., popped a pitch from Giants starter Daulton Jefferies into foul territory to the right of first base. As Flores tracked it down, his path took him toward the Padres’ dugout, where he collided with the railing and tumbled headfirst onto the top step.
Wilmer Flores stayed in the game after falling into the Padres’ dugout in an attempt to catch a foul ball pic.twitter.com/FveC5mQTGN
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Flores laid on the dugout floor for a few minutes while a commotion ensued to make sure he was OK. Manager Bob Melvin and multiple Giants trainers sprinted from their dugout on the third-base line to check up on their beloved first baseman, while the remainder of the Giants infield rushed over to the dugout railing.
Flores initially remained in the game to finish the inning in the field, even ranging to his left to field a ground ball for the second out, but was removed for pinch-hitter Luis Matos when his spot in the lineup came up to lead off the top of the second.
LaMonte Wade Jr. moved from right field to take over for Flores at first base, and Matos assumed Wade’s spot in right field.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
