Jason Bay just can’t catch a break.
Bay, who recently returned from the disabled list after fracturing his rib while attempting to make a diving catch, left tonight’s game against the Reds in the top of the second inning after trying to make a diving catch on a fly ball hit by Jay Bruce.
Bay came up empty-handed on his diving attempt and slammed his head and neck into the left field wall in the process. He eventually got to his feet and made a relay throw to third base, but Bruce was able to scamper all the way around the bases for an inside-the-park home run.
Bay was visited by Mets manager Terry Collins and a team trainer before leaving the game. He appeared to be very woozy while walking off the field and the Mets just announced that he is being looked at for a possible concussion. This is a very troubling development, as Bay missed the final two months of the 2010 season with post-concussion symptoms after crashing into the left field fence in Los Angeles.
Bay is hitting .187 (14-for-75) in 22 games this year and has a disappointing .246/.330/.385 batting line to go along with 22 homers and 110 RBI in 240 games as a member of the Mets.
