SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A collision between two personal watercraft Sunday off Lido Key involved minor-league baseball players in the Baltimore Orioles organization, the team said Monday.
The team has canceled Monday’s Florida Complex League game against the Minnesota Twins.
“On Sunday afternoon, some of our players were involved in a jet ski accident in Sarasota, Florida,” Jennifer Grondahl, the Orioles’ senior vice president for communication, said in an email statement.
“Due to the circumstances, we postponed today’s (Florida Complex League) game vs. the Minnesota Twins. For the privacy of our players and their families, we will not share additional details at this time.”
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission said two personal watercraft, each carrying two people, collided head-on.
All four occupants were thrown into the water and assisted to shore by good Samaritans. Two people aboard one of the watercraft received minor injuries. The operator and passenger of the first vessel sustained minor injuries. The two people on the other watercraft were taken to a hospital for treatment.
It is not known which watercraft the baseball players were on.
This incident remains under active investigation the FWC.
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