Mike Coolbaugh, a 35-year-old first base coach with the AA Tulsa Drillers, was killed yesterday after being hit in the head by a line drive. He’d been with the team, an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, since July 3. Coolbaugh was knocked unconscious by the foul ball. CPR was administered, but Coolbaugh stopped breathing in the ambulance.
Coolbaugh’s baseball career included 10 years in the minors, 39 games with the Milwaukee Brewers, and five games with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is survived by his wife Amanda and two sons. Amanda is pregnant with their third child, who is due in October.
