Angels pitcher Adenhart killed in crash

Adenhart died in hit-and-run crash after a game

Updated: Thursday, 09 Apr 2009, 2:51 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 09 Apr 2009, 6:04 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A hospital official says Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart has died in a hit-and-run car crash after a game.

University of California, Irvine Medical Center spokesman John Murray says Adenhart died Thursday morning after undergoing surgery.

Officials said the 22-year-old Adenhart was one of three people killed in the crash early Thursday, hours after he started in a loss to the Oakland Athletics.
 

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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart warms up between innings against the San Francisco Giants during a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 20, 2008, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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