Massachusetts mother saves life of Little League baseball umpire

Massachusetts mother saves life of umpire at Little League baseball game (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

A Massachusetts mother saves the life of an umpire at her son’s baseball game in this viral story. Thanks to her quick actions, he’s down, but not out!

It’s rare to hear good stories about parents at baseball games. Usually, viral stories at games like this are about a parent being too intense. Luckily, this isn’t one of those stories. Check out the aftermath of a Massachusetts mom saving an umpire’s life in the video below!

Massachusetts mother saves life of Little League baseball umpire

They say to keep your eyes on the ball, but it’s a good thing her attention wasn’t on the ball, but on the umpire! That probably saved his life! It all happened during a Little League game in Oxford, Massachusetts.

According to People , home plate umpire Korey Pontbriand was hit in the throat by a baseball, but he chose to deal with the pain and stay in the game. However, a mother watching her son’s game noticed something was off with the umpire. That’s when Dr. Jennifer LaFemina took action. She noticed some disturbing behavior and began talking to him between innings to see how he was doing. She was eventually able to convince him to leave the game in the sixth inning, and he collapsed, People reports.

LaFemina provided medical care along with her medical assistant, Emily Lutfy, who attends every game together. Pontbriand was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he was tested and treated. He is now stable and breathing on his own, People reports. It’s a good thing LaFemina, a surgical oncologist at UMass Memorial Health, was there and paying attention. Otherwise, things could have ended very differently.

Yes, she missed her son scoring the game-winning run. But it was all worth it. She was there and got to watch them win the tournament the next day, according to People. Sounds like a busy weekend! Luckily, it looks like everything will turn out fine. See more about the incident in videos shared by NBC10 Boston and Good Morning America below!

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