Kaiser was serving as a batboy for the team competing in the National Baseball Congress World Series, which consists of teams from 15 amateur and semi-professional leagues in the United States and Canada.
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Kaiser, who was wearing a helmet, was accidentally hit in the head during the game by a follow-through swing near the on-deck circle.
He says the Nuts’ staff of bat boys must always wear a helmet inside and outside the dugouts, and they must have plenty of experience on the field.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the general manager of the National Baseball Congress later decided to suspend the use of bat boys and girls. The organization is planning to honor the boy at games Monday and Tuesday. He said Kaiser was eager to get to the ballpark every day and interact with the players, noting that they’d “kid each other, gig each other”.
Kaiser’s family arrived in Wichita, Kansas, and was in attendance for Liberal’s game on Sunday night. Ken Evans, the city’s strategic communications director, said it’s too early to decide.
He was taken to hospital in critical condition and died on Sunday evening.
“We just lost a little, 9-year-old Bee Jay and it’s incredibly sad”, Carlile said.
“Please keep his family and our team in your thoughts and prayers”. Players were aware of Kaiser’s death before the game, according to manager Adam Anderson, and followed with a run-rule, seven-inning 8-0 victory over the Haysville Aviators.
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Speaking for the first time since Kaiser’s death, Chad Carlile told reporters: “I just want everyone to know there is no kind of remorse or anger towards what happened”.
