Brandon Lockridge of the Milwaukee Brewers was carted off the field after colliding with the outfield wall during a game against the New York Yankees on May 8. He sustained an injury to his right knee while attempting to catch a fly ball.
A scary collision with the wall down the left-field line resulted in an early, unplanned exit from the Milwaukee Brewers' Brandon Lockridge in the team's interleague matchup against the New York Yankees at American Family Field on Friday night, May 8.
Lockridge, playing left field, was injured as he was attempting to run down a slicing fly ball off the bat of Cody Bellinger with two outs in the fourth inning.
As Lockridge neared the wall, he dropped down into a slide but didn't do so soon enough, and his momentum carried him into the wall at nearly full speed with his right knee taking the brunt of the blow with the concrete, unpadded portion.
Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Brandon Lockridge (20) waits to be carted off the field after being injured during the fourth inning of their game against the New York Yankees Friday, May 8, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Lockridge remained down on the warning track for some time before being helped to his feet and eventually onto a cart that took him off the field.
There was no immediate report from the Brewers regarding Lockridge's potential injury.
Lockridge had been productive to that point in the game, with singles and runs batted in each of his first two times up against Yankees starter Max Fried.
Brandon Lockridge collided with the outfield wall while trying to catch a fly ball, resulting in an injury to his right knee.
The Milwaukee Brewers were playing against the New York Yankees when Brandon Lockridge was injured.
Brandon Lockridge suffered an injury to his right knee after sliding into the concrete portion of the outfield wall.
Spencer Jones made his MLB debut but struggled, striking out in his first at-bat. Meanwhile, Jacob Misiorowski of the Brewers shone with 11 strikeouts in a 6-0 victory.
The Milwaukee Brewers achieved a 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees, highlighted by Jacob Misiorowski's 11 strikeouts and Shane Drohan's first career save. The game was marred by an injury to Brandon Lockridge, who suffered a deep laceration but no fracture.
Troy Johnston's clutch hit leads Rockies to 9-7 win over Phillies
Tigers lose 4-3 to Royals despite strong outing from Montero
After three years of being cut, Noah Sloane shines for Lincoln-Way Central and signs with Wisconsin-Platteville.
A's defeat Orioles 4-3, ruining Tupac bobblehead night
See every story in Sports — including breaking news and analysis.
He's hitting .294 with 12 RBI in 28 games this season.
Jackson Chourio slid over from center field to left to replace Lockridge, and Garrett Mitchell was inserted into the game in center.
Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Brandon Lockridge (20) is carted off the field after being injured during the fourth inning of their game against the New York Yankees Friday, May 8, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brandon Lockridge carted off after sliding into outfield wall