High school baseball player hits double, saves umpire's life

Credit: Folcroft Borough Darby Fire Company



SHARON HILL, Pa. -- Firefighters in Pennsylvania are crediting a high school baseball player with saving an umpire's life during a game on Monday night.

Michael Brodzinski, a student at Academy Park High School and a member of the Folcroft Borough Darby Fire Company, was standing on second base after hitting a double when he saw the umpire collapse behind home plate.

Brodzinski immediately ran to the umpire and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.

The fire department shared the story on Facebook: