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Angels Rookie Adenhart Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash

The Los Angeles Angels' Thursday night game has been postponed following the death of rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart.

The Los Angeles Angels' Thursday night game has been postponed following the death of rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart.

Manager Mike Scioscia says the team will get together, however.

The 22-year-old Adenhart was a passenger in a car that police say was struck by a motorist who ran a red light. Two other people in the car also died and another was injured. Adenhart had started for Los Angeles just a few hours earlier.

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The Angels had been scheduled to play Oakland Thursday night.
 

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