Watch: Gardner, Weeks exit after violent collision on basepaths

A scary collision on the basepaths forced two players to early exits Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, as New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner and Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Rickie Weeks were both lifted from their matinee after Gardner slammed into Weeks while trying to leg out an infield single in the bottom of the sixth.

Gardner, who managed to touch the bag and was ruled safe on the play after smashing into Weeks, stayed down for several minutes before leaving alongside a team trainer, with Ronald Torreyes entering the game as a pinch-runner. Weeks got up relatively promptly after the collision, but was also removed from the game, getting replaced at first by Logan Morrison.

The Yankees later announced that Gardner suffered a bruised jaw and a strained neck due to the collision, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.

(Video courtesy: MLB.com)