NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: Jared Young #29 of the New York Mets is carried off the field on a stretcher after a collision at first base with teammate Nolan McLean during the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on September 17, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Getty
Everyone in the stadium and across televisions held their breath after witnessing a scary injury to New York Mets first baseman Jared Young on Thursday night.
Young, 31, was put in an awkward position while making a play at first base before Mets starting pitcher Nolan McLean accidentally ran into the first baseman. Young would not move, lying face down.
Fortunately, Young gave Citi Field a thumbs-up while being stretchered off the field in the Mets' loss to the Philadelphia Phillies .
GettyNew York Mets 1B Jared Young suffered a scary head injury in the team's loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. Young was placed on the 7-day concussion list, ending his 2026 season. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
On Friday, New York Mets interim manager Andy Green provided a positive statement on the 31-year-old.
"As good as could be expected, or hoped for, given what we saw last night," the team wrote. "All the tests that were ran, we got the right kind of results… Everything we have heard has been really optimistic from the recovery standpoint.
I'm relieved, I think everybody is… All in all about as good as we could have hoped for."
Green also spoke with Apple TV's Tricia Whitaker about Jared Young's injury ahead of Friday's game against the Phillies.
"We have avoided the worst-case scenarios. He's moving around well today," the manager said. "There was no brain bleed or anything like that. It was a real concussion. Raging headache today, and kind of like ear pain from where he got hit. Short-term memory loss from yesterday."
Overall, it appears that the Mets have heard positive updates in a scary situation.
New York placed Jared Young on the 7-day concussion injured list, said MLB.com's Anthony DiComo . The injury has ended Young's 2026 season.
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