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Tragedy Strikes as College Baseball Player Dies in Dugout Collapse

Angel Mercado, a 19-year-old college baseball player, died from head injuries after a dugout collapsed on him while he was volunteering with a youth baseball league unaffiliated with the college in Pennsylvania. Mercado was studying entrepreneurship and small business at Central Penn College. The college has set up counseling services for students and staff, and the head baseball coach has set up a verified GoFundMe to help Mercado's family cover the costs of his funeral and medical expenses.

via CNN|

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Tragedy Strikes College Baseball Volunteer in Dugout Collapse

Angel Mercado, a 19-year-old college baseball player, died after a makeshift dugout he was helping to dismantle collapsed on him, causing a traumatic head injury. The incident occurred during a summer recreation league game in Harrisburg, where the coach had built the dugout out of wood despite being told it wasn't allowed. The Cumberland County coroner's office ruled the death an accident, and no charges will be filed against anyone.

via ESPN|

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Tragic Death of College Baseball Player in Makeshift Dugout.

via ESPN.co.uk|

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Tragedy Strikes: College Baseball Player Killed in Dugout Collapse

A newly built baseball dugout collapsed and fatally injured a Pennsylvania college player who had been helping disassemble the unsanctioned structure. Angel Mercado, 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 playing in a summer recreation league, the East Shore Twilight Baseball League, and his team had rented the 7th & Radnor Sports Park in Harrisburg for games and practice.

via NBC News|

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Tragedy Strikes: College Baseball Player Dies in Dugout Collapse

Angel Mercado-Ocasio, a 19-year-old baseball player for Central Penn College, died after a makeshift dugout collapsed on him during a recreation league game in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The dugout was being taken down on the order of city officials, who had told the team that they needed a permit to construct anything on city property. The incident happened as players were "fooling around" taking down the dugout.

via CBS Sports|

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Tragedy Strikes College Baseball Team as Dugout Collapses, Claiming Young Player's Life

Angel Mercado-Ocasio, a 19-year-old baseball player at Central Penn College, died after a makeshift dugout collapsed on him while he was helping to take it down. The dugout was deemed illegal by the city and was built by a local youth baseball team. Mercado-Ocasio suffered a traumatic head injury and died in the hospital the next day. Friends and coaches remembered him as a lighthearted kid and mourned his loss. The local youth baseball coach who built the dugout blames himself for the incident. No legal action has been taken against the city or the coach and players.

via Daily Mail|

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Tragedy Strikes: College Baseball Player Dies in Dugout Collapse.

Angel Mercado-Ocasio, a 19-year-old baseball player from Central Penn College, died from a traumatic brain injury after a makeshift dugout collapsed while he was dissembling it at a field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The dugout was built without the city's permission. Coach Gerardo Diaz placed blame on himself for not paying closer attention to his players in the area. The city was awarded a $13 million grant to fix issues with local parks, but it remains to be seen how the money will be used.

via Fox News|

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Dugout Collapse Claims Life of Baseball Player in Harrisburg

A 19-year-old baseball player, Angel Mercado-Ocasio, died after a dugout he was helping to disassemble collapsed on him at a community baseball program in Harrisburg. The dugouts were built without the city's permission. Gerardo Diaz, known as "Coach Cuba," has taken responsibility for the incident. Mercado-Ocasio was a student at Central Penn College and a promising young athlete. The community is mourning his loss.

via WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.|

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Dugout Collapses in Harrisburg Leave Tragic Consequences.

Angel Mercado, a 19-year-old baseball player, died after a makeshift dugout structure collapsed on him in Harrisburg. The structure collapsed while they were attempting to take it down, leaving him unable to breathe. The team’s coach performed CPR on Mercado and he had woken up after the accident before being taken to the hospital where he later died. The league did not have permission to build the structure. The incident occurred while he was participating with a Harrisburg International League baseball team.

via ABC27|

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