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Angel of Los Angeles Rio Foster was hospitalized after a vehicle crash on Friday morning, the team said.
“Rio is currently receiving medical services in local hospitals and is still in critical condition.” said in a statement. “We asked the entire Angel community to join our organization to keep Rio and his family at their hearts during this difficult time.”
Foster, 22, is currently playing for the Angels branch in the high-level A minor league, the Three City Dust Devils. The team was scheduled to face Hillsboro on Friday night, but the game was suspended. The Dust Devil enters social media and offers blessings.
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Detailed view of Los Angeles Angels logo in spring training game on February 28, 2025 at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn image)
“The thoughts and prayers of the entire Dust organization were in a car accident early this morning, Rio Foster and Rio Foster, who suffered severe injuries,” the Little League team said.
Foster was selected in the 16th round of the 2023 draft after serving at the Florence-Darlington Technical College, South Carolina.
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He hit .267 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs this season and earned Northwest League player honors this month after his outstanding August performance.
Rio Foster of Los Angeles Angels Bats’ sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs in the spring training spring breakout game on March 15, 2025 innings against the Chicago Cubs in the spring training spring breakout game. (David Durochik/Diamond image via Getty Images)
Ray Montgomery, who was appointed interim manager for Angels after resigning for health reasons, said the team “prays for the best people.”
“We are praying for the best; that’s all we can do,” Angel interim manager Ray Montgomery said before the track and field competition Friday night. “I’m unfortunately working on limited liability [information]. …What I know is that this is obviously more important than anything we do here today.
Rio Foster #90 of the Los Angeles Angels faced the Chicago Cubs in the ninth inning of the Spring Training Spring Breakthrough Game in spring training on March 15, 2025. (David Durochik/Diamond image via Getty Images)
“I was just thinking about him and his family. He was a great kid. We took him in spring training. He was a later draft pick and he did some good things. We saw him in spring training and he was named [Northwest League] The player in recent months, so his career is in a good position. ”
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Track and Field Defeated the Angel on Friday. The second game of the three-game series between the track and field competition and the Angels is scheduled to take place Saturday night.
The Angels ranked fourth in the Western Conference of the American League.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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