Overview
- The outfielders collided chasing a Jurickson Profar fly in the first inning against the Braves at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida, received on-field attention, then continued playing.
- Roman Anthony appeared to take the harder hit as trainers focused on him, though reports differed on whether he favored his left or right arm.
- Anthony later singled in the third inning off Chris Sale, and Ceddanne Rafaela followed with a home run that scored Anthony.
- Anthony held onto the ball on the collision, recording a sacrifice fly for Profar.
- Manager Alex Cora said second baseman Brendan Rodgers had a right-shoulder MRI on Thursday with results expected the next day.