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San Diego Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets (30) attempts to catch a fly ball at the wall hit by Pittsburgh Pirates' Adam Frazier in the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 1, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets leaves game after colliding face-first with padded wall

Jun 1, 2025 17:06:55

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets left Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh after colliding face-first with the padded wall while tracking Adam Frazier’s opposite-field home run in the fourth inning.

Sheets gave the wall a quick glance before looking back at the ball and slamming into the wall, leaving an imprint. The ball hit the top of the wall and bounced into the crowd, giving Pittsburgh a 4-1 lead.

Sheets was on the ground for a few minutes while being checked by a trainer. He walked off under his own power and was replaced by Brandon Lockridge.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt, right, tends to Gavin Sheets, center, after Sheets ran into the wall during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

San Diego Padres’ Gavin Sheets, center, walks off the field with members of the training staff after running into the wall in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

San Diego Padres’ Gavin Sheets, second from right, is greeted by Jose Iglesias, third from right, as he heads back to the dugout after running into the wall in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

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