Mike Coolbaugh Dies After Being Struck By Line Drive

Mike Coolbaugh, the coach for the Tulsa Drillers, has dies after being hit by a line drive in a baseball game.

Mike Coolbaugh was hit when he was standing in he first-base coach’s box during a game.

Mike Coolbaugh was pronounced dead at Baptist Medical Center-North Little Rock after the former major leaguer was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Tino Sanchez.

Drillers president Chuck Lamson said, “It’s a tragedy for all of baseball,”
“He just joined the staff and was a former Driller player. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.”

The Tulsa Drillers – Wichita Wranglers game in Kansas has been postponed for the time being.

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