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Astros' Colin Moran suffers facial fracture, concussion after foul ball off face

Kevin Santo
USA TODAY Sports
Houston Astros third baseman Colin Moran (19) gets carted off the field after fouling a ball off his face in the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles on July 22.

BALTIMORE — Colin Moran, a third baseman for the Houston Astros who was called up to the majors just five days ago, has been diagnosed with a concussion and facial fracture.

Moran, who was placed on the disabled list, will be meeting with doctors over the the next few days to determine if surgery on the fracture is necessary.

The 24-year-old was injured Saturday night against the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth inning when his own foul ball deflected off his bat and into his face.

Moran was carted off the field and spent the night in the hospital where underwent a series of tests, according to Astros manager A.J. Hinch.

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“He’s not doing very well,” Hinch said. “I mean obviously, he’s not feeling very well. He’s stable. His dad is here, his fiancée is here, so he’s surrounded by some loved ones. But it was a long night for him. He’ll be in the hospital here in Baltimore for the foreseeable future until they decide what’s next.”

Though Moran was nauseous and dazed in the immediate aftermath of the event, Hinch said that his nausea has went away, he is more aware and there are no issues with his vision.

 

Moran was beginning to carve out a role with the Astros in the wake of shortstop Carlos Correa’s own injury. In the two games since being called up, Moran was was 3-for-6 with a home run, two RBI and two runs.

“It was an opportunity for him. With the Correa injury, he was maybe going to get a little bit more playing time,” Hinch said. “He played very well in Triple-A, hit his first home run the night before, had a hit last night. He was certainly trying to make his way into a little bit more playing time. This is obviously a setback for him.

“He’s a talented kid. It’s something that the doctors expect for him to recover from but (it’s) really tough on him the most, but also our team. Everyone wishes we’d stop playing (it) on TV, we’d stop looking at it. Nobody wants to really see it.”

The Astros recalled first baseman Tyler White to take Moran's spot on the roster.