"But we never stopped fighting and never let our heads down." "I was just trying to focus on the game, but it affected me, because I am very fond of Altuve, and I hope he gets better soon," Arraez told ESPN. Arraez hit two home runs in Saturday's loss, becoming the first Venezuelan-born player to hit multiple home runs in a WBC game. New Miami Marlins infielder and reigning AL batting champion, Luis Arraez, said that while Altuve's injury was deflating, they knew they needed to focus on coming back against Team USA, which played its best baseball of the tournament. And we tried to push everybody to get up and move on because he's going to be fine, obviously. And at some point, the whole dugout just kind of died, like quiet. It took three seconds for to get him out of the game and I was like, 'Oh my god.' That was our momentum right there. "One of the things I prayed about was for all the guys who took part in this tournament to come out of it healthy," López said. Team Venezuela manager Omar López, who is entering his third season as Houston's first-base coach and his 25th in the Astros organization, stated that he would wait on the official diagnosis from the club, but that he was "really worried" about Altuve. It was reported during the Fox broadcast that the initial concern was a broken right thumb. The Astros released a statement on behalf of general manager Dana Brown, saying that Altuve was being evaluated for an injury to his right hand and they would provide an update Sunday. And after losing the game, it just felt like it was a double loss." "And then after the game, we found out that he suffered a fracture. "We all had this angst about what happened in the fifth inning, but we knew we still had to remain focused on the game," Perez told ESPN upon exiting the clubhouse at LoanDepot Park. Kansas City Royals catcher and Pool D MVP Salvador Perez said that he found out the extent of Altuve's injury after the game. Venezuela overcame a first-inning, three-run deficit and then managed a four-run rally after Altuve's injury, but all their efforts proved futile when an eighth-inning grand slam from Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner secured the Americans' 9-7 victory to advance to the WBC semifinals. MIAMI - It not only was a deflating loss for Team Venezuela - being ousted from the World Baseball Classic by Team USA on Saturday night - but the Houston Astros also lost All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve for an undetermined period of time after he suffered a right-hand injury during an at-bat.Īltuve exited the game in the fifth inning after being drilled by a 96 mph fastball by Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard. 'Double loss': Venezuela deflated after Altuve injury, WBC exit You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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