Nationals' Span lifted in third inning vs. Mets after diving catch
Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters
Washington Nationals center fielder Denard Span was removed from Tuesday's clash against the New York Mets in the third inning, shortly after making a sensational diving catch on the warning track.
[Courtesy: MASN]
Denard Span is out of the game. He may have injured himself while making that tumbling play in the top of the third inning. #Nats #Nationals
— William Ladson (@washingnats) September 23, 2014
Span, whose catch prompted a standing ovation from the appreciative crowd, did not appear to be in discomfort as he jogged off the field but was replaced in the lineup by Michael Taylor for his third-inning at-bat.
Span has proven tremendously durable this season, appearing in all but 12 of his team's contests.