Home Plate Umpire Jeff Nelson Leaves ALCS Game 3 With Concussion

The umpires had to shuffle around a bit during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees.

Home plate umpire Jeff Nelson took a Yuli Gurriel foul tip off his mask in the third before another one caught him off the bat of Martin Maldonado the very next inning.

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Yankees head trainer Steve Donahue tended to Nelson before he was removed from the game with a concussion, according to The Athletic’s Lindsey Adler.

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The other five umpires had to move around, resulting in a 17-minute delay as Kerwin Danley, who originally was at second base, headed to the umpires’ locker room to get dressed to man home plate.