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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang and agencies

Family sues LA Angels after stray baseball fractured boy’s skull

The attorneys Keith Bruno, left, and Kyle Scott, representing the Galaz family, hold up a photo of Bryson Galaz and imaging of his skull during a press conference in Anaheim on Thursday.
The attorneys Keith Bruno, left, and Kyle Scott, representing the Galaz family, hold up a photo of Bryson Galaz and imaging of his skull during a press conference in Anaheim on Thursday. Photograph: Amy Taxin/AP

The family of a boy who suffered a fractured skull and brain damage after being hit with a baseball during the warmup for a Los Angeles Angels game has sued the Angels, claiming negligence on the team’s part.

In 2019, Bryson Galaz, who was then six years old, was walking with his father in the first row of Angel Stadium, where players were mingling with fans more than an hour and half prior to the game, the lawsuit said. Bryson was struck on the side of his head when Keynan Middleton, an Angels pitcher who was warming up on the field, threw a ball at a teammate who missed the catch.

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