COACH HURT IN ACCIDENT.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer PHOENIX - A few hours before Sunday's workout at Bank One Ballpark, the Dodgers learned batting coach Noun 1. batting coach - (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; Jack Clark Jack Clark may refer to:
Clark, whose offseason home is in Scottsdale, Ariz., was in stable condition. He suffered eight broken ribs, cranium cranium: see skull. cuts and scrapes and was being held in the intensive care unit of Good Samaritan Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital may refer to: In the United States:
See CAT scan. was negative. Clark is expected to make a full recovery, a team official said. However, Clark is expected to miss significant time. His role will immediately be filled by Dodgers coach Manny Mota A number of players, front-office officials and on-field staff visited Clark, who was coherent and alert, in the hospital. ``We're definitely glad he's going to survive, but it's tough seeing the pain he is in and the suffering he's going through,'' Dodgers senior vice president Derrick Hall said. ``He has the entire support of our organization and the players.'' According to Steve Volden, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the accident occurred at 11:31 a.m. Clark was driving eastbound on Interstate 10 when a minivan made an unsafe lane change and struck another car, which spun and hit Clark's motorcycle, throwing the 47-year-old from the bike, Volden said. Clark, who is entering his third season as bench coach, wasn't wearing a helmet. Volden said helmets are not mandatory in the state of Arizona. Volden added the driver of the minivan was ticketed for an unsafe lane change. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: CLARK |
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