US EditionAngels' Taylor Ward Carted Off Field After Crashing Into Scoreboard
Taylor Ward sustained a facial injury after colliding with a metal scoreboard while attempting a catch; he was bleeding and required medical attention during the game.
- On Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward crashed face-first into the left-field scoreboard at Daikin Park while trying to make a catch, and was carted off for hospital stitches.
- While sprinting after a Ramón Urías double, Ward's right side of the head struck the out-of-town metal scoreboard's grid of small windows in the eighth inning, knocking him to the ground.
- Ward entered the game batting.228 with 30 home runs and 94 RBIs, and he was 0-for-1 with three walks before exiting.
- Despite Ward's injury, the Angels secured their second straight win with José Soriano leading a dominant pitching effort against the Houston Astros.
- Angels personnel and paramedics tended to Ward while teammates aided him, as observers raised safety concerns about the metal out-of-town scoreboard on the field.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Angels OF Taylor Ward carted off after collision with wall
Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward was carted off the field and transported to a nearby hospital after crashing into the metal out-of-town scoreboard during Sunday's game against the host Houston Astros.
Angels' Taylor Ward Carted off Field After Crashing Into ...
Daily Journal
Angels Ward carted off after colliding with scoreboard
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward was carted off the field in Houston on Sunday after crashing face-first into the left field scoreboard trying to make a catch in the eighth-inning of the Angels' 3-0 victory over the Astros.
San Bernardino Sun
Taylor Ward’s injury casts shadow over Angels victory in Houston
HOUSTON — Everything good that happened during the Angels’ 3-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday seemed much less significant in an instant. The entire direction of the day changed the moment that Taylor Ward crashed into the left-field fence at Daikin Park, suffering injuries that resulted in him being carted off the field and into an ambulance. Interim manager Ray Montgomery said he believed that Ward’s eye was OK, although there was n…
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