HOUSTON (AP) — Colorado’s Troy Johnston and Willi Castro both left Wednesday night’s loss to Houston after being hit by pitches from the Astros' Spencer Arrighetti.
Johnston was hit in the thigh by a pitch in the first inning of the Rockies' 3-1 loss that extended their skid to six games. He stayed in the game and drew a walk in the third but was replaced at first base in the bottom half.
The Rockies said Johnston had a bruised right quadriceps. Manager Warren Schaeffer said after the game that he would be fine.
There was one out in the fourth inning when Arrighetti plunked Castro on the right hand. He trotted to first base, where a trainer joined him and looked at his hand for a couple of minutes before he was removed from the game.
Schaeffer said X-rays on Castro's hand were negative but that it was swollen. He said it was fortunate that nothing was broken, considering where the 92.7 mph fastball hit him.
“It was a little scary there when it happened,” Schaeffer said. “It hit him right there on the top of the hand.”
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Colorado Rockies' Willi Castro reacts after being hit on the hand by a pitch during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)
CHICAGO (AP) — A singer leading the “Jackie Robinson Day” festivities before the Chicago White Sox's game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night collapsed and was taken to a hospital.
The White Sox said Gerald Chaney, a longtime anthem performer, was “doing well” while continuing to be evaluated. He collapsed while performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing," and the team said he was alert before leaving Rate Field.
Chaney was a few words into the hymn considered the Black national anthem when he stopped. He started again and collapsed.
“I'm really glad to hear that he is doing well,” White Sox manager Will Venable said after his team's 8-3 loss. “But obviously a scary moment. I think everyone did a great job in responding and did the best to make sure he's all right. Really good news to hear that he is all right. That's the most important thing, obviously.”
Emergency medical technicians tended to Chaney for several minutes before he was loaded onto a gurney and taken from the field. The teams watched from their dugouts.
Chaney was also scheduled to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” after performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The start of the game was delayed 12 minutes.
“The entire White Sox family is sending love to Gerald and his family for a full and speedy recovery,” the team said in a statement.
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People tend to a man who collapsed while singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) CORRECTION: Corrects from Life to Lift
Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda socks with number 42 for Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
The Tampa Bay Rays stands for the Star-Spangled Banner on Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
