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SANTO DOMINGO.- A young ballplayer recently signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers  was killed Thursday morning with a bat to the head by a companion in the baseball field in the sector Los Tres Ojos, while they were practicing.

The victim, Yariel Angel Sanchez, 23, was taken to the emergency room at the Darío Contreras hospital, where he died moments later.

The around 16 year-old unidentified suspect fled the scene right after the attack on Sanchez.

Witnesses said the Major League prospect and his aggressor argued over a ball and when Sanchez turned his back was struck with the bat leaving him  left unconscious, and later passed away.

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Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 18 Dec 2008 4:15 PM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
To sad ....a child makes a murderous mistake and two young lives are ruined ...Yariel Angel Sanchez had probably worked very hard to arrive at a level of skill that was marketable ..he carried the hopes of his family...now those hopes are gone
Written by: arturo, 18 Dec 2008 5:00 PM
From: United States
A baseball bat to the back of the head, a rock thrown from a distance, a broken bottle or a razor blade in a sneak attack, or a sucker punch and a quick retreat. Why is it we have never fought like men?
Written by: brootto, 18 Dec 2008 5:03 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
well we did back in the 80's humanity is becoming immune to remorse and pain.
Written by: danny00, 18 Dec 2008 5:10 PM
From: United States
arturo you are right, fight if you must but like a man. i was raised in b'klyn new york, had many fights in the street {in theses days lots of gangs}... but we never fought with baseball bats.... or knives, ect!... we used our fists win or lose we fought FACE TO FACE. maybe we where upset about some thing, but to take some ones LIFE!.... only GOD has that right not some punk in the streets that REALLY has no heart and has to hit some one in the back on the head with a BAT.... sounds like a real piece of SH------T to me..... like to go 1 round in a ring with him..... send him home crying to his mother with a BROKEN NOSE....
Written by: josean, 18 Dec 2008 6:16 PM
From: United States
Now Franklin Almeirda is planning to collect baseball bats.
Written by: brugalymamajauna, 18 Dec 2008 7:09 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Miami
danny00.....
Thats wuts up ........thiers no courage or honer in these kids now a days ... i grew up in Miami and i was always fitting for one thing or the other but we did it TOE 2 TOE,.........to sucker punch someone ur cowerd, but to sneak a bat to the back of the head u have no "cojones" u might as well put on a dress and go to Boca Chica and make sum cash........

My Condolesenses to the Family and Parents

Written by: Edward, 18 Dec 2008 7:57 PM
From: United States, Faux News: Unfair Imbalance
Sad very sad :(
Written by: mrios, 18 Dec 2008 9:44 PM
From: United States
What ! over a base ball, are you kidding me........What a sad day for Humanity, all Los Angeles mourns. I hope this Teen is arrested and brought to Justice. My prayers go to Yariel and his whole Family.
Written by: yumnuk3, 19 Dec 2008 12:55 AM
From: United States, ø„¸¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º°¨
When any individual who is old enough to know the laws of society, and what is right and wrong within society breaks the law that protects the sanctity of human life by committing The act of murder that individula forefeits their own right to live.

My Condolescences to the Family

Written by: JD_Dominguez, 19 Dec 2008 10:58 AM
From: United States, Reality Check

My Condolescences to the Family also. If the guy had a good deal maybe there was a iron clad contract with at least an insurance clause ...so the family can still escape poverty.

Maybe the police will do their job and bring the other youngster to justice. I have seen to many cases where the criminal can pay off police and even go to PR to escape justice.
Written by: Nemo69, 20 Dec 2008 7:36 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
As stated by arturo, danny00 and brugalymamajauna, over here in the DR there is no such thing as a fair fight; things are settled with bottles, machetes or guns, preferably against an unarmed opponent. Frequently heard terms by the so called macho´s are "un botellazo/machetazo/par de tiro" just for you looking at someone, you driving in a way that they do not agree with, etc. etc.

ps. I also wonder why it is that, though they should have plenty of experience with bottles, machetes and guns; those macho excuses for real men are actually quite bad in using their preferred arms: so I only can imagine how they fighting skills are when they do not have a weapon; not able to sneak up and sucker punch their opponent or jump him with a group of his "pana's"...
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 21 Dec 2008 7:36 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
this thing ....this horrible lack of self control ....this crime of horrendous stupidity ....was committed by a self centered dumb@ss of 16 years of age.....what a tragedy
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