San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts leaves Wednesday’s series finale against the New York Mets early, appearing to suffer a hamstring injury. He grimaces and grabs his right hamstring after a swing in the top of the seventh inning, and is replaced at shortstop by infielder Sung-Mun Song.
Both outlets describe the injury as an apparent hamstring issue, with the timing placing it during the late portion of the game. The reports do not provide details on the severity, whether Bogaerts undergoes an MRI or further testing, or how long he might be sidelined.
One outlet frames the situation in the context of the Padres’ playoff race, while the other focuses primarily on the on-field moment of his exit and the immediate substitution. Neither source reports a confirmed diagnosis at the time of writing.
