VIDEO: Coach, father and son arrested after brawl breaks out at baseball game
By Allison Petro
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WINTER HAVEN, Florida (WESH) — Three men are facing battery charges after a brawl broke out at a Winter Haven baseball game on Saturday.
Police said an umpire officiating a game at the Chain of Lakes Complex baseball fields gave a warning to Marcos Aballi, a coach of one of the teams.
Officers reported that Yosmany Guzman Fernandez, 38, the father of a player on that team, approached the umpire’s father, who was sitting in the stands, and started arguing with him before throwing a punch.
The umpire ran off the field to break up the fight and was punched by Aballi, the coach he had warned.
The benches cleared as teammates joined the fight, including Guzman’s 17-year-old son, who police said started kicking the umpire while he was on the ground.
Aballi and Guzman are both charged with battery on a sports official.
Guzman also faces an additional battery charge, and his son was also arrested and charged with battery.
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