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Baseball fan falls 20 feet to death trying to catch a ball

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  1. Xavier Woods

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    A fan fell to his death at Texas Rangers Ballpark after catching a ball tossed to him by Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton.


    The man was reaching for a ball thrown to him by Hamilton during the second inning and toppled over a railing after making the catch. Television pictures showed him falling some 20 feet from the outfield seats to a paved area behind a scoreboard.

    It is almost a year to the day since a similar accident at Rangers Ballpark when fan Tyler Morris fell from the second level to the lower bowl while trying to catch a foul ball on July 6, 2010. He suffered a fractured skull and broken ankle.

    "We are deeply saddened that the man who fell has passed away as a result of this tragic accident," club President Nolan Ryan said in a statement on the Rangers website.

    "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."

    The Rangers clubhouse was closed following the game as the players were informed of the tragedy.

    "We spoke to the ballclub, so they understand what happened," Ryan said. "As any of us would be, Josh is very distraught over this."

    The fan landed in sight of the Oakland bullpen.

    "They had him on a stretcher and were carrying him out," local media quoted A's relief pitcher Brad Ziegler as saying.

    "He was staying stuff like: 'Please check on my son.' And people were telling him: 'We'll check on your son, sir.' "I think he had his arm splinted from falling, but he was conscious and moving. To come in and find out about this is just tough."

    [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aesp8ViZbro&feature=player_embedded[/YOUTUBE]
     
    Xavier Woods, Jul 9, 2011
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  2. The Golden God I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds Gold Member

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    I felt physically sick watching that, horrific :54:. RIP :shamrock:
     
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  3. Celtic abu

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    That is shocking. Feel so sorry for his son. The player must be feeling awful. RIP
     
    Celtic abu, Jul 9, 2011
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    awful to watch that video and see the guy die infront of his wee boy :54:
     
    HectorTheTaxman, Jul 9, 2011
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  5. ORIGINALS

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    :rip_1: heartbreaking
     
    ORIGINALS, Jul 9, 2011
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    poor man:54:R.I.P
     
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    RIP x
     
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    Awfully sad

    R.I.P :shamrock:
     
    Marie, Jul 9, 2011
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    Very sad.
    R.I.P
     
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    So many wrong things happend there, a man loses his life and family for a ball, son loses his father and watched him fall to his death! Cant imagine what that poor boy is going through the now :54: R.I.P.

    And then there is the commentators laughing aswell :31:
     
    garryakastubbsy, Jul 9, 2011
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  11. The Prof Administrator Administrator

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    That is sad

    R.I.P :shamrock:
     
    The Prof, Jul 9, 2011
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  12. The Golden God I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds Gold Member

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    This might sound insensitive, but at least he died doing something he liked, watching his team.
     
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    :50:
     
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    This is just around a year after a similar incident happened at the same ball park. Its absolutely sickening thinking about that poor family forced to deal with this
     
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    Best wishes go out to the family R.I.P.
     
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    * that's horrible, feel sorry for the guy's kid at having actually seeing his dad die :54:

    R.I.P :shamrock:
     
    obonfanti1888, Jul 9, 2011
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  17. obonfanti1888

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    To be fair, they probably didn't expect the guy to have died
     
    obonfanti1888, Jul 9, 2011
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  18. GuitarBhoy

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    He didn't die at that moment, he was moving and talking afterwards. He died about an hour later at the hospital
     
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  19. The Golden God I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds Gold Member

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    They should make the stadiums safer, I'm surprised this doesnt happen more often
     
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  20. alsybhoy

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    these stadiums should have some kind of net or something there incase of incidents like that.
     
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