LOS ANGELES — Sean Burroughs, who pitched back-to-back no-hitters in the Little League World Series in leading his Long Beach team to consecutive championships and who then followed his father into the major leagues, died Thursday. Burroughs went into cardiac arrest at Stearns Park in Long Beach, where he had dropped off his son before a game, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported. In a statement, Long Beach Little League called Burroughs “a legend in LBLL and the baseball community.”“We will have our family in our thoughts and prayers during this time,” the statement read, “and try to end the season playing the kind of baseball Coach Sean would be proud of.”The Burroughs name means baseball royalty in Long Beach. Sean and his father, Jeff, each played at Wilson High. Jeff, the 1974 American League most valuable player with the Texas Rangers, played 16 years in the majors.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 11, 2024 00:12 UTC