Friday, July 25, 2008

Minor league pitcher throws ball and injures fan

Julio Castillo was arrested after throwing towards the opponent's dugout. This happened during a melee between the Peoria Chiefs and the Dayton Dragons. Castillo missed (the dugout that is). But he hit a fan in the crowd who required hospitalizion (although the unidentified fan has since been released). See video (can't see where the ball ends up but you can see him throw it):



Imagine if he hit someone from close distance at 80-90-100 mph? He could have done serious damage to someone. Perhaps even killed someone if he hit him/her in the head or in the chest and their heart stopped beating.

Fan Aaron Brown said
:

“I’ve never seen anything like it before,” Brown said. “You see paramedics running into the stands. Just when you think it ends, there is another group trying to fight.

“I was really surprised they continued the game.”

They should throw the book at this guy...

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