Los Angeles Angels minor league player Rio Foster is in critical condition after being involved in a serious car accident early Friday morning.
The Angels said Foster was the passenger in a crash in Richland, Washington and is now ‘receiving medical care at a local hospital and remains in critical condition.’
The 22-year-old outfielder plays for the High-A Tri-City Dust Devils in Pasco. 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 early this morning and sustained serious injuries,’ the Dust Devils posted on social media.
The accident was a single-car crash after the driver – who is now being investigated for DUI – failed to negotiate a roundabout while going at high speed, before it collided with a fence and a power pole.
Four people were said to be in the vehicle, with two of them suffering serious injuries. Two were also ejected from the car.
Angels minor league player Rio Foster is in critical condition after being involved in a car crash
Foster, 22, was the passenger in a single-car accident in Richland, Washington, with the driver of the vehicle accused of being ‘impaired by alcohol’
The Richmond Police Department claims the driver was found to be impaired by alcohol.
‘The driver of the vehicle involved in this collision was recently released from the hospital and booked into the Benton County Jail,’ said the Richmond Police Department in a Facebook post. ‘Ashante Sanders-Jackson (23 years old) is currently being held on three counts of Vehicular Assault.’
Foster was a 16th-round pick in the 2023 draft out of Florence-Darlington Technical College in South Carolina. He’s batting .267 with 10 homers and 40 RBIs this season and was the Northwest League player of the month for August.
‘We’re praying for the best – that’s all we can do,’ Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery said before Friday night’s game against the Athletics.
‘Unfortunately, I’m working on limited (information). What I do know is it’s obviously way more important than anything we’re doing here today.
‘I’m just thinking about him and his family. He’s a great kid. We had him in spring training. He was a little bit of a later round draft pick, and he’s done some good things.
‘We saw him in spring training, and he was named (Northwest League) player of the month recently, so his career is in a good spot.’
