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By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 18:31 EDT, 9 April 2026 | Updated: 18:36 EDT, 9 April 2026 <\/p>\n

A routine fly ball into the outfield became a horror story when a pair of Detroit Tigers<\/a> stars collided with each other – leaving one with a serious injury resulting in a trip to the hospital.<\/p>\n

During a Thursday afternoon road game against the Minnesota<\/a> Twins, Minnesota first baseman Josh Bell hit a fly ball into left-center field.<\/p>\n

Center fielder Parker Meadows and left fielder Riley Greene were both racing to track down the ball before they both collided head-first at full speed.<\/p>\n

Greene was able to make the catch and walked away the better of the two. Meanwhile, Meadows was left lying motionless on the grass in the outfield.<\/p>\n

A close-up saw Meadows displaying what appeared to be a ‘fencing posture’ – a common indicator of a concussion. Later, the broadcast appeared to show blood trickling down the left side of his cheek.<\/p>\n

He laid down on the grass for several minutes while medical staff attended to his injuries.<\/p>\n

\"Tigers <\/p>\n

Tigers stars Riley Greene and Parker Meadows (laying down) collided in the outfield<\/p>\n

\"Meadows <\/p>\n

Meadows lay motionless on the grass for some time as blood trickled from his mouth<\/p>\n

\"He <\/p>\n

He was put on a golf cart and taken to the hospital – where he’s expected to stay overnight<\/p>\n

Eventually, the Tigers’ training staff and medical personnel helped him get on to his feet before being loaded onto a cart and driving off the field.<\/p>\n

Meadows was seen being taken on a stretcher – while remaining fully conscious – with his left arm in a sling.<\/p>\n

He was diagnosed with a concussion, according to Chris McCosky of The Detroit News<\/a>. The blood on his face was the result of him biting the inside of his mouth during the impact with Greene.<\/p>\n

Meadows will be held in a Minneapolis hospital for observation and he will likely land some time on the seven-day concussion injured list, according to multiple reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Across 12 games and 36 at-bats, Meadows is slashing .250\/.308\/.333 with nine hits and two RBI.<\/p>\n

The Tigers lost the game 3-1, getting swept by Minnesota and falling to 4-9 in the early stages of the MLB season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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