Naylor got hit, went air-borne, spun around, and landed on the ground hard.”To be sincere, it was truly, truly hard,” Indians catcher Rene Rivera stated. A person like him, good person in the clubhouse, actually a lot of energy, positivity and to see him go through that was really difficult.
Cleveland Indians outfielder Josh Naylor was removed the field on a stretcher Sunday after he hit 2nd baseman Ernie Clement throughout a video game versus the Minnesota Twins.Naylor and Clement were running after a fly ball in the fourth inning when they encountered each other. Naylor tried to prevent Clement however wound up getting hit in the chest. Naylor got struck, went airborne, spun around, and arrived at the ground hard. His right leg bent behind him and his sunglasses came off.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNaylor was clutching his leg as he decreased and was banging his hand on the field.Indians manager Terry Francona said Naylor suffered a broken bone but wasnt sure which one.The Indians, Others and twins responded on social media.KERSHAWS 13 KS, MCKINSTRYS SLAM LIFT DODGERS PAST CUBS 7-1There was a 12-minute delay before play ultimately resumed.”Its difficult. You saw the way he responded. Its tough to not respond to that. Everybodys certainly considering him. I was fretted about Ernie, too, since Ernie had a respectable cut on his chin,” Francona said.He added that Clement just suffered a cut on the chin but is feeling “awful” about Naylors injury.”To be honest, it was really, truly hard,” Indians catcher Rene Rivera said. “The method he responded, it was heartbreaking, guy. Its difficult. A person like him, good person in the clubhouse, really a lot of energy, positivity and to see him go through that was really hard. You can tell the teammate, the full dugout was really shook.”CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCleveland would lose the game 8-2. The Associated Press contributed to this report.