Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies left Monday’s 9-5 victory against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning after he fractured his left foot, the team announced.
Albies suffered the injury in the batter’s box on a swing, and as the ball left the bat, the veteran hobbled a step down the first-base line before falling to the ground in pain.
He sat up and immediately looked down at the injured foot. After he made his way to the dugout, he hopped on his right foot down the stairs and into the Braves’ clubhouse. He was replaced at second base by veteran backup Orlando Arcia.
Albies was 0-for-2 with a run scored and a walk at the time of the injury. Arcia singled in his first at-bat.