A 17-year-old high school baseball player has died from a medical emergency. The incident happened in Ohio.
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Now, friends and family are remembering 17-year-old baseball player Maddox Graser. Graser was a sophomore at Wooster High School. He tragically passed away last Friday after suffering a severe medical emergency.
The school confirmed his passing
in a statement."Maddox was an outstanding student, athlete, and friend," the school's Facebook post wrote.
Following his passing, friends and family took to Akron Children's Hospital to honor him. They lined the walls of the hallway in a Walk of Honor for the 17-year-old baseball player. Graser donated his organs, saving other peoples' lives at the cost of his own.
17-Year-Old High School Baseball Player Dies
In death, he exhibited the kind of life he lived.
"He would do anything for anybody," family friend Mark Mattingly told Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC-TV. "He would give the shirt off his back — he just didn't deserve what had happened. We just will live his name on in honor."
Meanwhile, friend Peyton Ivers said that the high schooler "always checked up on people if he noticed you were down."
"It hit a lot of us really hard," Ivers said. "It's a very tragic loss, especially because he was loved by many."
The family revealed that the teen fell ill after playing a baseball game. It all happened in just a matter of hours.
"He played in a game, celebrated a big win, and everything seemed completely normal," organizer Angela Hall wrote. "No one could have imagined how quickly everything would change. His family went from watching him play baseball to sitting beside his hospital bed in a matter of hours."
They remembered his life in a touching obituary.
"He loved baseball, wrestling, fishing, gaming, derby cars, and dirt bikes," the obituary reads. "He will be remembered fondly for his hardworking spirit, fierce competitiveness. And a heart that put him in a league of his own. He always had a joke to tell, laughter to share, and he cared deeply about his family and friends."
