Coach Breaks Jaw Of 72-Year-Old N.J. Youth Baseball Umpire In Violent Attack

A youth baseball umpire was brutally attacked by a coach during a game in Branchburg earlier this month, leaving the umpire with a broken jaw that required extensive dental surgery, according to Brian Delahant, the league president.

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The attack occurred during a 13-and-under U.S. Amateur Baseball League tournament game and involved the beating of a 72-year-old umpire, the league said.

Leading up to the attack, the coach began arguing with the umpire over a call and was ejected from the game. The coach then approached the umpire, punched him in the face and fled the scene, according to the league.

The umpire’s jaw was fractured in two places and wired shut during surgery, the league said.

“Even as police and EMT’s were providing medical attention to the umpire, other parents from the same team were heard shouting expletives at the umpire and saying things like, ‘He deserved it,’” according to a post from the league on the USABL’s Facebook page.

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