Former MLB Player Collapsed, Died While Coaching His Son's Little League Team
by Larry Leo
May 10, 202417 Comments
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According to a report from MLB insider Bob Nightengale, former MLB Infielder and first-round pick Sean Burroughs collapsed and died Thursday while coaching his son's Little League team...quote:(The Spun)
"Little League International mourns the passing of Sean Burroughs, a two-time Little League Baseball World Series Champion and son of former Major Leaguer Jeff Burroughs, who passed away suddenly at the age of 43 while coaching his son’s Little League game," the Little League said in a statement on Friday.
Long Beach Little League announced Burroughs passing in a statement posted to Facebook.
"It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this message to inform you that yesterday afternoon one of our coaches, Sean Burroughs, tragically passed away," the statement read. "Sean was a legend in LBLL and the baseball community for winning back-to-back Little League World Series Championships for LBLL in 1992 and 1993. While he left LB to play for several clubs in the MLB, he returned to his home fields at Stearns Champion Park to coach his son."
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