RICHLAND, Washington – Los Angeles Angels minor league player Rio Foster is in critical condition after a car accident early Friday morning.
According to reports from the Angels, Foster was involved in a car accident. 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, Tri-City canceled its game against Hillsboro on Friday night.
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.
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 Northwest League Player of the Month in August.
The Angels’ interim manager, Ray Montgomery, commented before Friday night’s game against the Athletics: “We’re praying for the best; that’s all we can do. Unfortunately, I’m working with limited information… What I do know is that this is obviously much more important than anything we’re doing today.
I’m thinking about him and his family. He’s a great kid. We had him in spring training. He was a late-round draft pick and has done good things. We saw him in spring training and he was named player of the month of the [Northwest League] recently, so his career is on a good track.”
