Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson is in concussion protocol after a collision at home plate with Padres baserunner Luke Voit in the first inning of Tuesday’s game.
With one out in the bottom of the first, San Diego’s Jurickson Profar laced a double to left field. Voit raced home as Cincinnati shortstop Kyle Farmer fired home a relay throw to the left side of the plate, which Stephenson caught. The Padres DH then collided with the Reds catcher as he tried to avoid the tag, resulting in his chest and right elbow colliding with Stephenson’s head.
Stephenson lay on his back for around 30 seconds before Reds trainer Tomas Vera came out of the dugout to examine him.