{
  "id": 2058904,
  "title": "Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña leaves game after being hit by pitch on right hand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/houston-astros-shortstop-jeremy-pena-leaves-game-after-being-hit-by",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T02:21:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/houston-astros-shortstop-jeremy-pe-022144934.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña left Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after being struck in the right hand by a pitch. The 100 mph sinker was thrown by Angels pitcher Walbert Ureña, resulting in a strikeout as umpires determined Peña swung at the pitch. Despite being examined by a team trainer on the field and in the dugout, Peña remained in the game in his defensive role. He was substituted with pinch-hitter Nick Allen in the third inning. Peña, currently hitting .098 over his last 12 games, had a 127 OPS-plus in 78 games, ranking second among Astros batters behind Yordan Alvarez. The shortstop had missed five weeks earlier due to a right hamstring strain and was on the injured list for ten days before the All-Star break because of a left calf strain. Astros manager Joe Espada was ejected in the top of the third inning for arguing a non-check swing call on a hit-by-pitch to Mike Trout, taking issue with the ruling on Peña as well.",
  "summary": "Jeremy Peña suffered a 'right hand contusion' after being hit by a 100 mph sinker from Angels right-hander Walbert Ureña in the first inning.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}