By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today

Less than 24 hours after he was carted off the field at PNC Park following a scary collision in the seventh inning of the Cardinals 3-0 win in Pittsburgh, Stephen Piscotty was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon after spending the night for observation.

“A couple bruises, but overall everything checked out very clean,” manager Mike Matheny told MLB Network Radio.

General manager John Mozeliak told Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the rookie outfielder passed all exams, including an MRI, and met with neurological specialists before his release.

Piscotty did suffer a mild concussion and will need to pass an MLB-mandated round of tests before returning to the field, something Mozeliak said will likely occur before long.

“I think the good news is he will probably play again in the regular season,” the GM said.

Piscotty rested Tuesday night at the team hotel with some family members, including his father, who traveled to Pittsburgh to be with him. Many Cardinals players — along with Matheny and Mozeliak — visited Piscotty on Tuesday morning in the hospital, where they told him how they won Monday night’s game by scoring three runs in the top of the ninth inning.

It’s truely remarkable news that the rookie outfielder has has escaped serious injury after the violent collision in left-center field, in which Peter Bourjos’ knee collided with Piscotty’s head, knocking him to the ground where he lay motionless for some time.

Play was delayed for roughly 16 minutes as the medical staff tended to the 24-year-old, who was temporarily knocked unconscious, before he was placed on a stretcher and driven off the field. As he was being carted off, the 24-year-old waved slightly to the crowd in Pittsburgh, who gave him a round of applause.

The scene was jarring for many of the Cardinals players on the field at the time, including Mark Reynolds, who described the scene “up there with the scariest things I’ve ever witnessed,” and Matt Carpenter, who said he thought Piscotty “was paralyzed.”

“It was such a scary moment,” Mozeliak told Goold.  I think everybody had a lot of things going through their minds. Most people are probably thinking the worst. To have him be the way he was is very lucky. When you have youth and health on your side it’s a good thing.”

Piscotty has been cleared to fly with the team to Atlanta for their final series of the regular season, which he will likely play in, assuming his recovery continues to go well.

Since being promoted to the majors on July 21, Piscotty has hit .310/.365/.502 with 7 homers and 39 RBI in 62 games.

[Related: Previous updates on Piscotty]

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