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Daily Mail
21 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Youth baseball coaches fired for stripping naked in front of kids as disturbing footage emerges
Two Illinois youth baseball coaches have been fired after being filmed stripping naked and streaking during a tournament for under-12s, according to reports. The incident occurred in Cooperstown, New York last weekend and has since gone viral on the internet after a bystander captured a video of the shocking scenes. In the clip, the laughter of children can be heard as the coaches stripped off and made their way round the bases - before one of them slid headfirst into home plate. It remains unclear as to what drove the coaches to perform the distressing act. Though both coaches - from Lake Bluff, Illinois - have been dismissed from their roles, they could still face further punishment over the incident, according to CBS. The Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association have confirmed that they are working with local authorities - given the fact that children were present at the time. Two youth baseball coaches have been fired after stripping naked at an under-12s tournament In a statement, the league said: 'We are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness and have contacted relevant authorities. We will continue to support those authorities in their investigations of this matter. 'We have also taken immediate and decisive action by terminating the assistant coaches involved'. As a result of the coaches wild actions, the team were disqualified and the local sheriff's department were called to the scene. It's unknown whether the coaches were allowed to take the children back to Lake Bluff after the tournament. The team typically play in Lake Bluff field in Chicago and have been part of the league for 70 years.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Youth Baseball Coaches Caught On Video Apparently Running Naked In Front Of Kids
Two youth baseball coaches have been fired after a video apparently showed them running naked on the field in front of children, CBS News in Chicago reported. The Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association from suburban Chicago said it has also sought law enforcement's involvement in the matter. The incident occurred during a tournament weekend in the Cooperstown, New York, area and got the 12-and-under team disqualified and the authorities involved, the station said, though to what extent is not clear. 'We are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness and have contacted relevant authorities,' the association said in a statement to CBS. 'We will continue to support those authorities in their investigations of this matter. We have also taken immediate and decisive action by terminating the assistant coaches involved.' The edited-for-decency snippet (watch it below) shown by the outlet shows one coach sliding nude into home plate as kids ― perhaps players ― laugh and one says 'Oh my god' while another says 'Wait, is he naked?' The two coaches were not identified by the station because they had yet to be charged with anything. HuffPost has reached out to authorities in Lake Bluff, Illinois, and the Otsego County Sheriff's Office. Orioles Minor League Baseball Player Dies At 19 Trump Helped Pitch Lifting Pete Rose's Baseball Hall Of Fame Ban Wake Forest Baseball Coach Apologizes For Homophobic Slur During Playoff Game
CBS News
a day ago
- Sport
- CBS News
2 Illinois youth baseball coaches fired after apparently streaking in front of kids in Cooperstown, New York
Two Illinois youth baseball coaches were fired after they were apparently caught on video streaking on a baseball diamond in front of players at a tournament in Cooperstown, New York. The coaches' firing is just the beginning. The Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association said they're working with law enforcement authorities, mostly because the coaches apparently stripped down in the presence of children. Children can be heard laughing on video that shows two men nude, one sprawling over home plate at a Cooperstown baseball field. The video circulating online shows the men on the diamond baring it all in the presence of children. The boys usually play in Lake Bluff field in Chicago's northern suburbs. They are members of the Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association – a respected league which has been around for 70 years. Last weekend, at a big tournament in Cooperstown, the coaches for reasons unknown – and caught on video – decided to go Full Monty on the field, forcing the team to be disqualified and the local sheriff's department in New York to be called in. It was unclear what, if any action, the sheriff's department, but the Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association board said in a statement it's "is deeply distressed to learn about the recent situation involving the Lake Bluff 12U Blue Cooperstown team." "We are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness and have contacted relevant authorities. We will continue to support those authorities in their investigations of this matter. We have also taken immediate and decisive action by terminating the assistant coaches involved," the association added. Clearly, this no laughing matter for the league. Many parents associated with Lake Bluff Youth Baseball did not want to talk publicly. It's not clear if the two assistant coaches are parents or not, but the board said it works hard to protect the well-being of players and families and will continue to do so to best of its ability. As the investigations play out, it's unknown if the league allowed the assistant coaches in question to bring the players back home to Lake Bluff, or if other accommodations were made. CBS News Chicago is not naming the coaches, who have not been charged with a crime.
