Joey Gallo sustains non-displaced nasal fracture in collision with Matt Bush

X-rays taken on Sunday evening revealed that Texas Rangers third baseman Joey Gallo has a small non-displaced nasal fracture, the result of his head-to-head collision with reliever Matt Bush during the eighth inning of Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Neither player made the trip to Los Angeles, where the Rangers begin a four-game series on Monday against the Angels. Bush suffered a bruised right knee. Both players are also being observed as part of the MLB’s concussion protocol.

Both will be re-evaluated on Monday and, if cleared could join the club in Anaheim later in the day, according to a team official.

“Anytime you see a collision like that there is a level of concern,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “With blood on the field, there is a little more level of concern. We’ll know more [Monday].”

On the play, Bush darted off the mound on the third-base side to make a play on Nicky Delmonico’s short pop-up. He made the catch just as two collided.

Gallo was playing at shortstop as part of an infield shift but had reached the ball in time before the collision. .

Jason Grilli entered the game to replace Bush and finished the eighth inning. Infielder Phil Gosselin, who was called up from Triple A on Saturday, replaced Gallo at third base.

This story was originally published August 20, 2017 at 5:27 PM with the headline "Joey Gallo sustains non-displaced nasal fracture in collision with Matt Bush."