Kansas City boy in critical condition after baseball bat blow to the head

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Kansas City boy in critical condition after baseball bat blow to the head
Kevin Murphy, Reuters
First posted: Sunday, August 02, 2015 07:36 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, August 02, 2015 07:40 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY - A 9-year-old batboy for a Kansas baseball team was in critical condition on Sunday after being accidentally struck in the head by a player taking practice swings while waiting for his turn at the plate, a hospital official said.
Kaiser Carlisle was knocked unconscious by a blow to the back of his head from a batter warming up during a game on Saturday in Wichita, bringing play to a halt as emergency medical personnel rushed onto the field, according to local television station KAKE-TV.
Kaiser was serving as a batboy for the Bee Jays, a team from Liberal, Kansas, competing in the National Baseball Congress World Series, which consists of teams from 15 amateur and semi-professional leagues in the United States and Canada.
Kaiser was listed in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis on Sunday afternoon, a hospital supervisor said.
The Bee Jays Facebook page posted hundreds of comments from well-wishers nationwide, including Liberal Mayor Joe Denover.
"Kaiser, we love you, are praying for you and cheering for you," the mayor wrote.
Kansas City boy in critical condition after baseball bat blow to the head | Worl

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Makes that 9-year-old girl shooting an Uzi on auto seem a mite less reckless, don't it?

By the way. . .

Kaiser was serving as a batboy for the Bee Jays,

The Bee Jays? Seriously?

Ain't surprising they're from Liberal, Kansas.

 

[Ludlow]

Accidents happen. Truly hard when they happen to a child. Hope the kid pulls through okay.

 

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Kansas batboy, 9, dies after blow to head
Kevin Murphy, Reuters
First posted: Sunday, August 02, 2015 07:36 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 03, 2015 11:38 AM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A nine-year-old batboy for a Kansas baseball team died on Sunday after being accidentally struck in the head by a player taking practice swings while waiting for his turn at the plate, the team said.
Kaiser Carlisle was knocked unconscious by the blow to the back of his head from a batter warming up during a game on Saturday in Wichita, bringing play to a halt as emergency medical personnel rushed onto the field, the Liberal Bee Jays baseball team said.
He was taken to hospital in critical condition and died on Sunday evening, the team said in a statement on its Facebook page.
"Please keep his family and our team in your thoughts and prayers," it said.
Kaiser was serving as a batboy for the team from Liberal, Kan., competing in the National Baseball Congress World Series, which consists of teams from 15 amateur and semi-professional leagues in the United States and Canada.
The team said Kaiser was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident and was moving to collect a used bat when he was struck.
The Bee Jays announcement of Kaiser's death on Facebook gathered hundreds of messages from mourners within just an hour.
Kaiser Carlisle (Liberal Bee Jays Facebook photo)

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