Fan dies catching baseball for son
A baseball fan died after he fell from a stand while trying to catch a ball for his son.
Shannon Stone, 39, was watching a Texas Rangers game with his seven-year-old son in Arlington when a player tossed the foul ball up the stand for him. He overbalanced while reaching over a rail and fell 20ft.
Mr Stone was conscious after the fall and speaking to medics, but his condition worsened on the way to hospital in Fort Worth.
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