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Ball Boy Suffers Medical Emergency in Padres Minor League Game

J.P. Hoornstra|
Jun. 27, 2009; Lake Elsinore, CA, USA; Aerial view of Diamond Stadium prior to the game between the Inland Empire 66ers against the Lake Elsinore Storm.
Jun. 27, 2009; Lake Elsinore, CA, USA; Aerial view of Diamond Stadium prior to the game between the Inland Empire 66ers against the Lake Elsinore Storm. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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A beloved ball boy for the Lake Elsinore Storm, the Padres' affiliate in the Class-A California League, is expected to recover after experiencing a medical emergency during Tuesday's game against the Inland Empire 66ers.

"During tonight's game, our longtime ball boy, Timmy, experienced a medical emergency," read a post on the team's Twitter/X page Tuesday. "He was alert and active before being taken to the hospital. We have been informed that he is now in stable condition and we are wishing him a fast recovery."

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Timothy Seastrand has been a ball boy with the Storm since 2019, according to his Facebook page.

The team declined comment when contacted by SI on Wednesday, but a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Seastrand is expected to make a full recovery.

Judging by the final score, the incident put a damper on the Storm's performance Tuesday. They collected only six hits on the losing end of a 5-0 shutout to Inland Empire, an Angels affiliate.

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Lamar King Jr. and Zach Evans each collected two hits in the loss. The rest of the team went 2 for 25 with four walks and nine strikeouts.

Pitcher Kash Mayfield, the Padres' first-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, allowed three runs in five innings while taking the loss.

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The Storm are 7-15 to begin the 2025 season. They're averaging 19,088 per game, seventh out of eight teams in the California League.

Lake Elsinore is hosting Inland Empire in a rematch at The Diamond on Wednesday night.

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J.P. Hoornstra
J.P. HOORNSTRA

J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.

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