A man was arrested after he allegedly struck his son’s baseball coach with a baseball bat during an argument that erupted because the coach removed his son from the game, police said.
The suspect, a 30-year-old man from Glendale, got angry during a travel ball matchup at Villa Park Tuesday night around 7:30 p.m. and subsequently started a heated argument, said Lieutenant Mark Goodman of the Pasadena Police Department.
The argument escalated into a physical confrontation that was provoked by the suspect, Goodman said. That’s when he grabbed a baseball bat and hit the victim, a 39-year-old Los Angeles man, in the hand.
“The suspect armed himself with a baseball bat and actually struck the victim with it, injuring one of his hands,” Goodman said.
Pasadena officers were dispatched to the scene and arrested the suspect without incident for assault with a deadly weapon, according to Goodman.