Baseball Dad Jailed for Punching 63-Year-Old Umpire at Son's Game
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The father of a high school baseball player in Florida has been arrested for punching a 63-year-old umpire during a game on April 18. The incident was caught on surveillance video and shows the umpire being knocked out. Jorge Aponte Gonzalez, 41, faces charges of battery on a sports official and disruption of a school function. The umpire had issued an unsportsmanlike conduct warning to Gonzalez's son earlier in the game. Gonzalez said during his arrest he was "defending his kid" and showed no remorse.
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