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Angels Players Donate More Than $16,000 to Rio Foster GoFundMe After Car Accident

Originally posted on Los Angeles Angels on SI
By J.P. Hoornstra | Last updated Sep 9, 2025 3:14 PM ET

The mother of an Angels minor league outfielder in critical condition started a GoFundMe on Monday with an initial goal of $11,000.

Within a day, several Angels major leaguers had helped exceed that amount through their generous donations.

The online fundraiser for Rio Foster had raised more than $32,000 by Tuesday morning. More than half of that came from the wallets of Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi ($10,000), outfielder Jo Adell ($5,000), outfielder Bryce Teodosio ($1,000) and second baseman Christian Moore ($300).

The description of Foster's GoFundMe, begun by his mother Iris Cleveland, included new details about the car crash Friday that left the 22-year-old in critical condition.

Per Rio Foster’s agent: “He’s improving, but still too early to tell.”

Keep the young man in your prayers.

We interviewed the rising Angels outfield prospect last year.https://t.co/EL5rvc8fQ3
— Chuck Richter (@ChuckRichter70) September 6, 2025

"Early Friday morning, Rio was a backseat passenger involved in a car accident," the post reads. "Rio was ejected from the vehicle and suffers from a traumatic brain injury along with skull and facial fractures and remains in critical condition although he is stable. He’s undergone a brain surgery, and will need more procedures done over the course of the next few months, on top of physical therapy."

The single-car crash occurred early Friday morning in Richland, Washington, near the home field of the Class-A Tri-City Dust Devils, an Angels affiliate.

A speeding car carrying Foster hit a fence and a power pole around 2 a.m. Pacific Time, ejecting Foster and another passenger from the vehicle. The driver, 23-year-old Ashante Sanders-Jackson, was booked by Richland Police on three counts of vehicular assault and found to be impaired by alcohol.

UPDATE: 9/5/25 @ 5:00 PM The driver of the vehicle involved in this collision was recently released from the hospital...
Posted by Richland WA Police Department on Friday, September 5, 2025

Foster, 22, was named Northwest League Player of the Month for August. He has a .267 batting average, .407 on-base percentage, and .439 slugging percentage in 93 games this season for Tri-City.

The Dust Devils cancelled Friday's game after news of Foster's accident spread.

"This same day Rio was named Player of the Month for his organization and was supposed to be playing in the Fall League in Arizona within the next few weeks," reads the update on Foster's GoFundMe page. "Rio is the most humble, kind and respectful young man and this is the most unfortunate circumstance. He worked so hard to get to where he is today, and was on fire these past fews [six] weeks.

"Although he’s in this predicament we know that this is something he will come back from, and 10x stronger. Please, please, please keep him in your prayers. Rio is not in his home state and we are trying to get him back home with his mom and family, but also make sure he has everything he needs medical wise. Anything helps and is so greatly appreciated."

Foster was a 16th-round draft pick by the Angels in 2023 and a native of Athens, Ga.