A newly built baseball dugout collapsed and fatally injured a Pennsylvania college player who had been helping disassemble the unsanctioned structure, officials say.
, a 19-year-old middle infielder, had just completed his freshman season at Division II Central Penn College when the tragedy unfolded on Monday afternoon.
Mercado was one of the players helping the coach disassemble the dugout when it fell apart on Monday, officials said. He was struck in the face and rushed to the hospital, where he died late Tuesday night, Maisel said."Nothing criminal happened here," Maisel said."No charges will be filed against the coach. No charges will be filed against anyone. This is simply a tragedy."
"The name of the team is Harrisburg Internationals, but what I want you to do, I want you to change it to Angels — Harrisburg International Angels," a sobbing Diaz told NBC News, his voice trailing off.
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