Milwaukee Brewers top prospect Luis Peña was taken by ambulance from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game Wednesday, April 22 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, because of a medical emergency, causing the game to end abruptly.
The Brewers said Peña overheated and passed out in the dugout, was taken to a hospital and treated with an IV.
“He is doing well, according to our medical staff, though it is a situation we will continue to monitor,” the team said.
The game came to a halt in the eighth inning with the Timber Rattlers leading the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 9-3. During a stoppage on the field, trainers were summoned to the Rattlers dugout, and first responders eventually loaded Peña into an ambulance. The managers and umpires agreed to stop the game and rule it final.
Temperatures in Fort Wayne during the game ranged from 61 to 65 degrees after reaching as high as 77 earlier in the day.
Peña is the No. 3 prospect in the Brewers organization and regarded as a top-30 prospect in all of baseball.
The 19-year-old shortstop from the Dominican Republic had just made a gorgeous fielding play in the bottom of the seventh. He also had a hit in the game but had been subbed out defensively in the bottom of the eighth just before needing medical attention.
Peña has a .974 OPS this season at Wisconsin, the Class High A affiliate of the Brewers, with a home run and six stolen bases.
Fort Wayne is affiliated with the San Diego Padres, and the teams are scheduled to play again at 6:05 p.m. CT April 23.
(This story was updated with new information.)
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers prospect Luis Peña leaves game in ambulance after health scare
Reporting by JR Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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