Overview
- Ford went down between first and second base after his left ankle rolled outward as he celebrated a fifth-inning two-run homer at the Puerto Rico Challenge in Ponce.
- Medical staff brought out a stretcher, and pinch-runner Jake Lopez completed the home-run trot to record the go-ahead run.
- Seton Hall’s baseball account acknowledged the injury on X and asked fans to send best wishes for a speedy recovery.
- Boston College rallied to win 6-4, with Ford’s home run standing as Seton Hall’s final scoring play in the season opener.
- A sports-medicine doctor analyzing video called the mechanism unusual and predicted a likely season-long absence, a view not confirmed by Seton Hall or attending medical staff.