{"id":753817,"date":"2026-07-10T02:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/753817\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T02:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:47:14","slug":"athletics-zack-gelof-exits-early-after-colliding-with-fence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/753817\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics’ Zack Gelof exits early after colliding with fence"},"content":{"rendered":"

DETROIT — Athletics<\/a> outfielder Zack Gelof<\/a> left in the third inning of a 4-1 loss<\/a> to the Detroit Tigers<\/a> on Thursday night after appearing to injure his right knee when he slammed it into the left field fence in foul territory while making a sliding catch.<\/p>\n

Leading off the third in a scoreless game, Zach McKinstry<\/a> lofted a pitch from Jack Perkins<\/a> down the left field line. Gelof made a long run into foul territory before he slid and made a terrific catch for the out, but his right knee slammed into the fencing that juts out.<\/p>\n

Gelof immediately grabbed his knee in obvious pain, a tear in his uniform pants showing where his leg made contact with the fence. The outfielder got back to his feet after a few moments and limped back to his spot in left field as manager Mark Kotsay and head athletic trainer Jeff Collins jogged out to check on him.<\/p>\n

Gelof quickly went down to the ground again and was replaced by Colby Thomas<\/a>, who opened the game in right field. Lawrence Butler<\/a> took over in right.<\/p>\n

Gelof grounded out in his only at-bat in the second. He’s hitting .273 with 11 home runs and 29 RBI in what has been a bounce-back season after starting out at Triple-A Las Vegas. The 26-year-old outfielder\/infielder had a 24-game hitting streak stopped on June 23 after he was forced to leave against San Francisco when Matt Chapman<\/a> inadvertently stepped on Gelof’s right hand as the second baseman was applying the tag with his glove hand.<\/p>\n

Gelof, who was placed on the injured list with a bruised hand, also had his on-base streak of 27 games end, along with a streak of scoring in 13 consecutive games. He was activated on July 4.br\/]<\/p>\n

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