Nick Adenhart, 22, was killed along with two others in a hit-and-run accident last night after pitching against the As.

MSNBC Story

wow.... very sad...

Just saw him throw a few pitches on Extra Innings last night. Grim news.

Man that is terrible. I'm old enough to remember when Angels player Lyman Bostock was shot and killed during the season. And of course you have the deaths of Thurman Munson and Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kyle a couple of years ago. It's just got to be so rough on his teammates.

On a side note a fan was killed earlier in the ballpark during a fight.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-an...0,5769572.story

Lest we forget that along with Nick there were 2 other young lives that were tragically taken Wednesday night (with a third young man still in critical condition) here's a link to an emotional, heartfelt tribute to his lifelong friend, without whom he would never have gained his love for sports:

Remembering The Best Friend I Ever Had


One more tribute from a former teammate of Henry Pearson's:

Nick Adenhart, Henry Pearson Left Us Too Soon

The Angels have 3 starting pitchers on the disabled list. Had one or more of them been healthy Adenhart may well have been starting in the minors. You just never know what will happen.