Watch: Baez, Heyward involved in scary collision while vying for fly ball
VIDEO: @javy23baez & #JasonHeyward collide trying for a bloop pop-up in short-right field. Javy injured, removed from game. @Cubs #ThatsCub pic.twitter.com/zGtG300tuX
— Billy Krumb (@ClubhouseCancer) April 8, 2017
Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez was forced to leave Friday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers after he and outfielder Jason Heyward slid into one another in a botched attempt to catch a fly ball.
It appears that Heyward's elbow connected with the side of Baez's head as they slid into one another. A welt formed around Baez's left eye, but he left under his own power alongside Cubs manager Joe Maddon.
The Cubs later announced that Baez had suffered a left eye contusion.
In a somewhat ominous coincidence, Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber injured his knee on April 7, 2016, exactly one year ago Friday night.