Angels’ Taylor Ward carted off field after crashing into scoreboard

By: Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press Posted: 3:56 PM CDT Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 Last Modified: 4:41 PM CDT Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025

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HOUSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward was carted off the field after crashing face-first into the metal scoreboard in left field trying to make a catch in the eighth inning of Sunday's win over the Houston Astros.

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Ward was sprinting to try to make the catch on a double hit by Ramón Urías before running into the wall and being knocked to the ground. He quickly got up but immediately signaled for help. Someone came out of the bullpen and handed him a towel, which he pressed to his face.

Angels personnel quickly ran to him and he stood in the outfield as they and paramedics tended to him.

Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward, center, is treated for injury during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

He was bleeding and had a cut above his right eye. He held a smaller cloth to his head as he was slowly carted off the field while resting his head on the shoulder of a team employee who rode the cart with him.

He was taken to a hospital by ambulance where interim manager Ray Montgomery said he would receive stitches to close the cut and be evaluated.

“Obviously he hit the wall pretty good,” Montgomery said. “He’s got a cut above his eye.”

Montgomery said he didn’t know if Ward had been evaluated for a concussion.

Fellow Angels outfielder Jo Adell said the team was shaken up by Ward’s injury and that a wall like that is a danger to players.

“The bottom line, and I’ve talked about this before, but there should be no out of town metal scoreboard anywhere on the baseball field,” he said. “It’s the big leagues. Like this is ridiculous. A guy goes back to make a play and he’s got to worry about a metal fence. That’s crazy.”

Christian Moore entered the game after he left to play second base and Luis Rengifo moved from second base to left field.

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