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07-08-2011, 10:05 AM
ARLINGTON -- A man died from injuries sustained when he fell approximately 20 feet from section 5 in the left field lower reserved seats to the area behind the out-of-town scoreboard at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Thursday night.
The fan was identified as Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old firefighter from Brownwood, Texas, according to The Associated Press.
The tragedy occurred in the second inning of the Rangers' 6-0 victory over the Athletics.
"As an organization, our team members and our staff, we are very heavy hearted about this," Rangers president Nolan Ryan said in addressing the media after the game. "Our thoughts and our prayers go out to the family. Our thoughts are with them."
The fan fell headfirst in the second inning while leaning over the front-row railing trying to catch a ball that had been tossed into the stands by left fielder Josh Hamilton. Athletics outfielder Conor Jackson had hit a foul ball that caromed out to Hamilton in left.
As most Major League players do, Hamilton flipped the potential souvenir into the stands. The fan reached over the railing, caught the ball and then fell headfirst into the opening behind the scoreboard.
Ronnie Hargis told the Dallas Morning News that he was sitting next to the man who fell.
"He went straight down," Hargis said. "I tried to grab him, but I couldn't. I tried to slow him down a little bit."
Another fan, David Dodson, told the Morning News that the man lost his balance as the ball hit his hand.
"It looked awful because you knew there was no way he was going to land on his feet," Dodson said.
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very sad,RIP
The fan was identified as Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old firefighter from Brownwood, Texas, according to The Associated Press.
The tragedy occurred in the second inning of the Rangers' 6-0 victory over the Athletics.
"As an organization, our team members and our staff, we are very heavy hearted about this," Rangers president Nolan Ryan said in addressing the media after the game. "Our thoughts and our prayers go out to the family. Our thoughts are with them."
The fan fell headfirst in the second inning while leaning over the front-row railing trying to catch a ball that had been tossed into the stands by left fielder Josh Hamilton. Athletics outfielder Conor Jackson had hit a foul ball that caromed out to Hamilton in left.
As most Major League players do, Hamilton flipped the potential souvenir into the stands. The fan reached over the railing, caught the ball and then fell headfirst into the opening behind the scoreboard.
Ronnie Hargis told the Dallas Morning News that he was sitting next to the man who fell.
"He went straight down," Hargis said. "I tried to grab him, but I couldn't. I tried to slow him down a little bit."
Another fan, David Dodson, told the Morning News that the man lost his balance as the ball hit his hand.
"It looked awful because you knew there was no way he was going to land on his feet," Dodson said.
read more
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110707&content_id=21564000&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
very sad,RIP