I think this...
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Steven was pitching in a Police Athletic League game when he was hit just above the heart by a line drive. His heart stopped beating and his brain was deprived of oxygen for 15 to 20 minutes, according to his doctors.
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more than anything, is what contributed to the brain damage.
Perhaps the parents "knew or should have known" that participating in a baseball game could result in injury to the participants, including the pitcher.
The more interesting question for me, here, is why was there nobody there in the game or in the stands who knew CPR? Or, in the age of kids with cell phones, why couldn't someone call 911 and have the procedure explained to them so they could perform it until help arrived?