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Brice Matthews exits game with knee injury after collision

ESPN MLB • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 12, 2026, 7:55 PM

Last updated Jul 12, 2026

Brice Matthews exits game with knee injury after collision

Summary

Brice Matthews of the Houston Astros left the game against the Texas Rangers on July 12 due to a left knee injury. The injury occurred when Matthews crashed into the wall while attempting to field a hit from Josh Jung, resulting in a triple. After initially finishing the inning, he was pinch hit for by Taylor Trammell in the second inning. Matthews is batting.197 this season after debuting in the majors last summer.

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Status Watch

•Matthews left the game against Rangers with a left knee injury.
•The injury happened while attempting to field a hit from Josh Jung.
•He was attended to by the trainer before being replaced.
•Matthews is hitting.197 this season.
•He made his major league debut last summer.

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9:09 PMESPN MLB — Astros CF Matthews exits after colliding into wall...
7:55 PMYahoo Sports — Astros' Brice Matthews leaves game against Rangers with left knee injury

What they're saying

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Houston Astros center fielder Brice Matthews left the game against Texas with a left knee injury Sunday after crashing back into the wall while pulling back a ball hit by Josh Jung. The ball fell from Matthews’ glove and went for a triple. Matthews crouched on his right knee for a period of minutes and was attended to by trainer Eric Velazquez with manager Joe Espada looking on.
— Yahoo Sports