{"id":2482,"date":"2023-09-07T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2023-09-07T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:00:17","slug":"10-year-old-tragically-dies-while-playing-little-league-game-in-front-of-coach-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2482","title":{"rendered":"10-Year-Old Tragically Dies While Playing Little League Game In Front Of Coach Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Long Island community mourns the tragic loss of 10-year-old Lazar LaPenna, who passed away during a Little League baseball game. Lazar, who battled epilepsy, collapsed while running to first base, leaving his coach and father, Gregg LaPenna, heartbroken.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MjAwNTg1NTU0NDQ4OTUwNjQ4.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite attempts to revive him, Lazar didn\u2019t make it. 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