SI.com - MLB - Minor league first-base coach killed by line drive - Monday July 23, 2007 2:27AM

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R.I.P. Mike Coolbaugh 1972-2007
Published 7/23/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Former Major Leaguer and current Tulsa Drillers hitting coach, Mike Coolbaugh, passed away at the young age of 35 after being struck with a line drive while coaching 1st base in a game. Coolbaugh had just taken over the job on July 3. The Drillers are the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. ...

Mike Coolbaugh, RIP: Down on a Line
Published 7/23/2007 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... By the time he reached the hospital, Coolbaugh stopped breathing, resuscitation failed, and the 35-year-old father of two with a third due in October was dead. ...

First Base Coach Killed by Line Drive
Published 7/23/2007 by rcade at SportsFilter
Former Major Leaguer Mike Coolbaugh, 35, was hit in the head by a foul ball in the ninth inning of the Tulsa Drillers' game Sunday in Little Rock, Ark. He was knocked out and stopped breathing en route to the hospital. Read Story. ...

postGame: Mets 6 Pirates 3
Published 7/26/2007 by Regis Courtemanche at MetsBlog.com
... ...in the sixth inning, Shawn Green took a double up attempt off of his batting helmet but was ok...sorry to bring you down but i hate anything off of a player's head after what happened to mike coolbaugh...green was two-for-four tonight... ...