Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy and Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas both left Thursday's game in the fifth inning following a violent collision at first base.
Muncy crashed into Vargas as he ran through first base, sending both players to the ground. They remained down for several minutes in obvious pain while trainers attended to them.
Max Muncy and Ildemaro Vargas collided HARD into each other and are both leaving the game pic.twitter.com/Yzl28PS2L5
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Despite the severity of the collision, Muncy and Vargas managed to walk off the field under their own power.
The Dodgers said Muncy left the game due to shortness of breath and to rule out the possibility of a concussion. There was no immediate update from the D-Backs on Vargas' condition.
Muncy, 35, is hitting .254/.347/.513 with 14 home runs and 22 RBIs across 57 games for the Dodgers this season.
Vargas, meanwhile, is enjoying a breakout campaign in Arizona at age 34. He's slashing .283/.311/.443 with seven homers and 37 RBIs across 224 plate appearances, while splitting time between first and second base defensively.
Santiago Espinal pinch-ran for Muncy, who was credited with an infield single on the play, and scored the first run of the game moments later on Ryan Ward's RBI double. Espinal took over at third base in the bottom of the fifth.
Pavin Smith, meanwhile, entered the game in place of Vargas at first base.
