Minor League Coach Dies After Getting Hit in Head
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:58 pm
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Baseball mourns death of minor league coach struck by line drive
By The Associated Press
July 23, 2007
A Colorado Rockies minor league coach died after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a game in North Little Rock, Ark.
Tulsa batting coach Mike Coolbaugh was knocked unconscious by Tino Sanchez's line drive during the ninth inning of Sunday night's game against the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, according to a statement on the Drillers' Web site. The former major leaguer was taken to Baptist Medical Center-North Little Rock, where he was pronounced dead.