A 9-year-old batboy died on Sunday, one day after he was accidentally struck in the head by a player taking a warm-up cut, officials said.
Kaiser Carlile was with his Liberal Bee Jays as they competed in the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas, when the tragedy unfolded Saturday.
Kaiser CarlisleFacebookKaiser, who was wearing a helmet, had just retrieved a bat during a game when a Bee Jay player in the on-deck circle accidentally hit him, witnesses said. The home plate umpire happened to be a paramedic and he treated Kaiser until an ambulance arrived.
“With the permission of the family, and with much sorrow and a very broken heart, I regretfully inform everyone that Kaiser Carlile passed away earlier this evening,” the team announced on social media late Sunday.
“Please keep his family and our team in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you all for the support during this ordeal!”
The Bee Jays are in the Jayhawk Baseball League, which fields teams made up of college players who show off their skills using wooden bats to pro scouts.
