Pennsylvania baseball player fatally struck in the face while dismantling unapproved dugout
A coroner in Pennsylvania ruled that a college baseball player died accidentally when a makeshift dugout collapsed and he was struck in the face HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A college baseball player died after he was struck in the face when a makeshift dugout he was helping to dismantle collapsed on him this week. Angel Mercado, 19, was a middle infielder who had just completed his freshman season at Division II Central Penn College. He was playing in a summer recreation league that held its Game s and practices in a park in Harrisburg. The coach of Mercado's team had built a makeshift dugout there out of wood on Sunday, but city officials told him it wasn't allowed. Mercado was among a group of player s dismantling the structure Monday afternoon when it unexpectedly collapsed and he was struck in the face. Mercado suffered a traumatic head injury and was taken to a hospital, where he died on Tuesday. The Cumberland County coroner's office ruled the death an accident. “Nothing ...