Minor League Baseball Catcher Dies After Motorized Skateboarding Accident

Minor League Baseball Catcher Dies After Motorized Skateboarding Accident
Chace Numata, then a player for the Philadelphia Phillies, poses in Clearwater, Florida, on Feb. 20, 2017. Elsa/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A minor league baseball player has died aged 27, three days after police found him lying on the road bleeding from the head after he crashed to the ground on his motorized skateboard.

Chace Numata, a catcher for the Detroit Tigers minor league system, passed away on Sept. 2, according to a statement from the family, after an accident on Aug. 30 in the lakeside town of Erie.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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