NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A minor league baseball coach died after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach’s box during a game, police said.
Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh, 35, was hit during the ninth inning Sunday by a foul ball off the bat of Tino Sanchez of the Arkansas Travelers. He was taken to Baptist Medical Center-North Little Rock, where he was pronounced dead.