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June 04, 2011
Little Leaguer Dies After Being Hit by Pitch: A 13-year-old Little League baseball player in Winslow, Ariz., died after being hit by a pitch during a game Tuesday. Hayden Walton was hit while trying to bunt. He took two steps towards first base and collapsed, then died a day later at a local hospital.
Terrible tragedy.
Family sued the bat maker and won a $1.5 million judgement.
Completely unrelated case, but the bat manufacturers shouldn't keep trying to "improve" bats for little leagues by making the ball come off the bat faster and faster.
posted by bperk at 03:44 PM on June 05, 2011
Sad, sad, sad.
posted by dviking at 06:19 PM on June 05, 2011
A family with a severely disabled kid may have no choice but to sue, given the medical costs incurred by such an injury. They have a lifetime of care for their child to anticipate.
posted by rcade at 08:44 AM on June 06, 2011
It's sad anytime a freak accident like this occurs.
Unfortunately, some attorneys will come rushing in, such the league, sue the ball maker ... had a case in Wayne, N.J., a few years ago. Pitcher was struck by a batted ball; heart stopped, he was revived but suffered brain damage to the point where he's mentally and physically disabled. Family sued the bat maker and won a $1.5 million judgement.