A scary moment unfolded at Truist Park in Game 4 of the NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Ozzie Albies lined a fastball from Alex Vesia and pulled it deep to left field, where Teoscar Hernández attempted to jump for it at the wall, only to miss the ball and crash hard into the padding as Albies cruised to a leadoff double in the bottom of the sixth.
Ozzie Albies has leadoff double for the Braves in the 6th 👀
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 7, 2026
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Hernández stayed down on the ground, taking a few extra moments to gather himself. Andy Pages came over to check on his teammate, and a Dodgers trainer followed soon after as Hernández stayed on the grass and grabbed at the left side of his head.
Teoscar Hernández is slow
to get up after running into the wall trying to make a catch. pic.twitter.com/zo3dCsfi9d
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He stayed in the game, at least for now, however, and was able to make the catch on a Drake Baldwin liner in the next at-bat. Albies was ultimately stranded on second after Lane Thomas grounded out to first and Mauricio Dubón lined out to Kyle Tucker in right field to keep it a 1-1 game heading into the seventh inning. Hernández made his next plate appearance and singled in the next frame.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez shaken after slamming into wall on Ozzie Albies hit
