CHICAGO (AP) -- With his eyes on home plate and his back to the seats, Tom Gamboa never saw them coming.
The Royals reacted in a hurry to protect Tom Gamboa when the first-base coach was attacked by two fans.
One second the Kansas City coach was standing near first base. The next he was slammed to the ground, a bare-chested father and his juvenile son on top of him and pummeling him repeatedly.
"I felt like a football team had hit me from behind. Next thing I knew, I'm on the ground trying to defend myself,'' Gamboa said.
"It just happened so fast.''
In a scene athletes have feared for years, Gamboa was attacked without warning by two fans who came out of the seats. The Royals rushed to his aid and Gamboa escaped with only a few cuts and a bruised cheek. He walked off the field to a standing ovation from the crowd at Comiskey Park, where the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1.
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The Royals reacted in a hurry to protect Tom Gamboa when the first-base coach was attacked by two fans.
One second the Kansas City coach was standing near first base. The next he was slammed to the ground, a bare-chested father and his juvenile son on top of him and pummeling him repeatedly.
"I felt like a football team had hit me from behind. Next thing I knew, I'm on the ground trying to defend myself,'' Gamboa said.
"It just happened so fast.''
In a scene athletes have feared for years, Gamboa was attacked without warning by two fans who came out of the seats. The Royals rushed to his aid and Gamboa escaped with only a few cuts and a bruised cheek. He walked off the field to a standing ovation from the crowd at Comiskey Park, where the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1.
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