Son watches as baseball fan dies trying to catch ball

A Texas fan plunged 20 feet to his death from the stands after reaching for a baseball thrown by one of the players last night.

Son watches as baseball fan dies trying to catch ball
Fri, 08 Jul, 2011 - 16:45

A Texas fan plunged 20 feet to his death from the stands after reaching for a baseball thrown by one of the players last night.

Firefighter Shannon Stone, 39, tumbled over railings and fell onto concrete after catching the ball tossed to him by Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton.

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