Giants first base coach Roberto Kelly hit in head during Saturday BP, taken to hospital

Information is still trickling in on this. Here’s CSNBayArea.com’s Andrew Baggarly:

A uniformed Giant is down on the ground during BP, apparently injured. Half the team gathering around.

— Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) October 13, 2012

First base coach Roberto Kelly walking very slowly off field, braced by two trainers.

A line drive hit Kelly in the head. Several Giants making sign of cross as trainers attended to him.

— Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) October 13, 2012

Giants now continuing BP and only sound is thwack of bat. Total silence otherwise here. — Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) October 13, 2012

Amy Gutierrez, in-game reporter for CSN Bay Area, has a little more:

Posey was hitting in cage when ball hit #sfgiants 1B coach Roberto Kelly. Posey just left to check on him.

— Amy Gutierrez (@AmyGGiants) October 13, 2012

Per #sfgiants Kelly is on his way to hospital. Likely concussion & will receive standard CT scan. He is alert and doing ok considering.

— Amy Gutierrez (@AmyGGiants) October 13, 2012

We’ll update the situation throughout the evening as more news becomes available. The Giants will kick off their best-of-seven NLCS against the Cardinals on Sunday night at San Francisco’s AT&T Park.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Astros and outfielder Michael Brantley are closing in on an agreement for a two-year contract in the $32 million range.

Brantley, 31, played a mostly full season last year for the first time since 2015. He hit .309/.364/.468 with 17 home runs, 76 RBI, 89 runs scored, and 12 stolen bases in 631 plate appearances. He made the AL All-Star squad for the third time in his career.

Brantley’s health, though, is why he had to settle for a two-year deal as opposed to a longer contract for a player of his caliber. He will take over in left field. In the event Brantley succumbs to injury woes, the Astros have top prospect Kyle Tucker waiting in the wings.

Update: According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, who also reports that the deal is in place, the Astros plan to rotate Brantley between left field, first base, and DH. That opens up some more playing time for Tucker.

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