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 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.
- •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.
- 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
"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.
"Astros center fielder Brice Matthews left the game against the Rangers with a left knee injury Sunday after crashing back into the wall.
Sources
External links- ESPN MLBJul 12, 2026, 9:09 PMAstros CF Matthews exits after colliding into wall...
Astros center fielder Brice Matthews left the game against the Rangers with a left knee injury Sunday after crashing back into the wall.
- Yahoo SportsJul 12, 2026, 7:55 PMAstros' Brice Matthews leaves game against Rangers with left knee injury
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.
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