RICHLAND, Washington – Los Angeles Angels minor league player Rio Foster is in critical condition following a car accident early Friday morning. The Angels organization reported that Foster was involved in an accident and that the outfielder “is receiving medical attention at a local hospital and remains in critical condition”. Foster plays for the Tri-City Dust Devils, a High-A team in Pasco. Due to the situation, Friday night’s game against Hillsboro was canceled.
Foster, 22, was selected in the 16th round of the 2023 draft, coming from Florence-Darlington Technical College in South Carolina. This season, he is batting .267 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs, in addition to being named Player of the Month for August in the Northwest League.“The thoughts and prayers of the entire Dust Devils organization are with Rio Foster, who was a passenger in a car accident this morning and suffered serious injuries”
Tri-City Dust Devils
“We are praying for the best, that’s all we can do. Unfortunately, I am working with limited information… what I do know is that it is obviously much more important than anything we are doing here today. I’m just thinking of him and his family. He’s a great kid. We had him in spring training. He was a later-round draft pick, and he’s done some good things. We saw him in spring training, and he was recently named player of the month, so his career is on a good track”.
Ray Montgomery, interim manager of the Angels
