{"id":36441,"date":"2020-08-09T18:14:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T22:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=36441"},"modified":"2020-08-09T18:18:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T22:18:19","slug":"phillip-evans-out-for-season-after-suffering-concussion-and-fracturing-jaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/08\/09\/phillip-evans-out-for-season-after-suffering-concussion-and-fracturing-jaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillip Evans Out for Season After Suffering Concussion and Fracturing Jaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/pittsburgh-pirates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> utility infielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/evansph01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phillip Evans<\/a><\/strong> will miss the rest of the 2020 season after suffering a concussion and fracturing his jaw in a collision with outfielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/polangr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gregory Polanco<\/a><\/strong> in foul territory. Evans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/29628317\/pirates-phil-evans-year-collision\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was released<\/a> from the hospital late Saturday and was said to be in good spirits despite still dealing with swelling in his face. The 27-year-old was placed on the 45-day IL and is expected to make a full recovery. Pittsburgh recalled outfielder\/first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/osunajo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jos\u00e9 Osuna<\/strong><\/a> to replace Evans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Evans Update: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/evansph01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phillip Evans<\/a><\/strong> has been diagnosed with a concussion and a fractured jaw as a result of the collision during Saturday&#8217;s game. However. As a result. However. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TdLZuW2Qd0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/TdLZuW2Qd0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pirates (@Pirates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pirates\/status\/1292482141490745344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Injury<\/h3>\n<p>The injury occurred in the top of the sixth inning against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/detroit-tigers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Tigers<\/a>. With a runner on second and no one out, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cabremi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miguel Cabrera<\/a><\/strong> hit a fly ball into foul territory down the right-field line. Both Polanco and Evans gave chase. Polanco ended up making the catch, but not before crashing into Evans. It appeared that Evans lost consciousness for a moment as he fell to the ground face-first. He was then rolled onto his back by the Pirates training staff as he went through the proper tests. Evans was responsive and then carted off the field and taken to a hospital for evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were telling him to be really still, to not move, basically don\u2019t do anything,&#8221; Pirates second baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/newmake01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Newman<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/pirates\/news\/phillip-evans-collision-injury\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. &#8220;But he was responding to them. He was conscious. He could move his fingers. He could feel the things they were doing, so that was all really good stuff to see right off the bat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/m\/phillip-evans-exits-with-injury\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s extremely scary,&#8221; Pirates manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sheltde99.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Shelton<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/pirates\/news\/phillip-evans-collision-injury\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. &#8220;When you see the impact of that magnitude, that hard, both guys going full speed, right near the fence. It&#8217;s a scary situation. I thought our medical guys did a good job, thought the paramedics did a nice job. You have to be overly cautious in that situation. Moments like that are scary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"rfGcU3NVQjNy-kISvj0odg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1227968230\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'rfGcU3NVQjNy-kISvj0odg',sig:'KVRwAadcpCk9CVcGEqJa1S-MvD3pxSffg25eBLta_D4=',w:'594px',h:'349px',items:'1227968230',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh Pirates utility infielder Phillip Evans will miss the rest of the 2020 season after suffering a concussion and fracturing his jaw in a collision with outfielder Gregory Polanco in foul territory. 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