College Baseball Player Dead at 20 After Complications from Tommy John Surgery

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Sang Ho Baek, a college baseball pitcher who just completed his freshman season at George Mason University, has died. He was 20.

Baek died Saturday, June 12, after suffering complications from ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, otherwise known as Tommy John surgery, according to GMU’sathletic department.

Born in Korea, the Salisbury, Maryland, resident previously played for James M. Bennett High School, where he helped the Clippers win the 2019 3A Maryland State Championship. In college, heplanned to majorin biology.

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