Pennsylvania Baseball Player Fatally Struck in the Face While Dismantling Unapproved Dugout

Central Penn College baseball player Angel Mercado poses for a portrait on Baseball Media Day in Summerdale, Pa., in January 2023. Central Penn College via AP

HARRISBURG, Pa.—A college baseball player died after he was struck in the face when a makeshift dugout he was helping to dismantle collapsed on him this week.

Angel Mercado, 19, was a middle infielder who had just completed his freshman season at Division II Central Penn College. He was playing in a summer recreation league that held its games and practices in a park in Harrisburg.