Massachusetts Mom Saves Umpire’s Life At Little League Baseball Game
A Massachusetts Mom saves an umpire’s life at her son’s little league baseball game in this viral story. Thanks to her quick actions, he’s down but not out!
You rarely hear good stories about parents at baseball games. Usually, viral stories at games like this involve a parent being too intense. Thankfully, this is not one of those stories. Watch the aftermath as a Massachusetts mom saves umpire’s life in a video below!
Massachusetts Mom Saves Umpire’s Life At Little League Baseball Game
They say to keep your eye on the ball, but it’s a good thing her attention was not on the ball but on the umpire instead! Doing that probably saved his life! It all happened at a little league game in Oxford, Massachusetts.
According to People, home plate umpire Korey Pontbriand was hit in the throat by a baseball but opted to deal with the pain and stay in the game. However, a mom who was watching her son’s game noticed something wasn’t right with the umpire. That’s when Dr. Jennifer LaFemina took action. She saw some concerning behavior and started talking to him between innings to see how he was doing. Finally, she was able to convince him to leave the game in the 6th inning and he collapsed, per People.
LaFemina provided medical care along with her medical assistant, Emily Lutfy, who attend every game together. Pontbriand was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries where he received test and treatment and is now stable and breathing on his own, per People. It’s a good thing LaFemina, a surgical oncologist with UMass Memorial Health, was on site and paying attention. Otherwise, things could have ended much differently.
Yes, she missed her son score the winning run in the game. However, it was all worth it. She was in attendance and able to watch them win the tournament the following day, according to People. Sounds like it was a busy weekend! Thankfully, it sounds like everything is going to be okay. See more about the incident in videos shared by NBC10 Boston and Good Morning America below!
5 Of The Greatest Baseball Movies Of All-Time
Baseball is back and it’s a great time to watch some baseball movies! After not-so-patiently waiting Opening Day 2024 is now in the books. That means summer is just around the corner!
To celebrate the return of Major League Baseball, here are 5 of the greatest baseball movies of all-time!
5 Of The Greatest Baseball Movies Of All-Time
There’s certainly no shortage of great baseball movies. It was incredibly difficult to make a list of the 5 best. That means we were leaving out some outstanding movies. Some of the ones that missed the list deserve to be on it. You also might disagree with some of the choices that made the list. Your opinion is valid. Let us know if we missed your favorite!
It seems like there are more baseball flicks available to watch than any other sport. Sure, football has a lot, too. There’s The Replacements, The Longest Yard, Any Given Sunday, and more. Those are some fantastic movies. There are also great basketball movies like Coach Carter, Hustle, and Space Jam (the original, of course). There’s only one movie on BASEketball. However, when it comes to sports movies baseball truly has some of the best.
There have been so many great baseball films over the years. Likewise, there have been many not-so-great baseball movies. Those can still be enjoyable! The Benchwarmers isn’t a great movie, but it’s watchable. Also, I never noticed how many baseball movies Kevin Costner stars in. What’s the deal with that? It’s like a crazy number, I didn’t realize he had such a love for the game. He starred in Chasing Dreams, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, For Love of The Game, and The Upside of Anger. I might even be missing some. That’s a good chunk of his resume devoted to baseball movies, I respect that.
Some excellent movies didn’t make the list. So, I’ll have to quickly shoutout some Honorable Mentions before getting to the Top 5. A League of Their Own, 42, and The Rookie are all solid movies and are definitely worth watching. However, they didn’t make the list. I think the 5 that did are just better movies, personally. Here’s the list!
5 Must-See Baseball Movies
What are your favorite baseball movies? (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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