I Don’t Care if I Never Get Back: Catastrophic Injury at the Ballpark

By R. Douglas Manning, Ph.D. Candidate, University of New Mexico   On July 23, 2003, four-year-old Emilio Crespin and his family attended a minor league (AAA) baseball game between the Albuquerque Isotopes and the New Orleans Zephyrs at Isotopes Park. Prior to the game between the Dodgers’ and Astros’ affiliates, young Emilio was struck in the head by a homerun ball during batting practice. The child and his family were in the left field picnic area to attend a pre-game party hosted fo