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Baseball player Angel Mercado-Ocasio dies at 19
A terrible story from Harrisburg, as the death at only 19 years old of a young college baseball player angers his loved ones and community. Promising youngster Angel Mercado-Ocasio, who was playing for Central Penn at the college level, was helping out a local little league when the dugout fell on him, causing fatal injuries, including to his head. Local media report that the shelter had not been built properly or to standard. Central Penn said in a statement "to be devastated by the loss of Angel (...) a promising young athlete who senselessly lost his life while helping others enjoy the sport he loved so much".
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