Florida parent sucker punches umpire during high school baseball game: police

A Florida man was arrested Wednesday after police say he punched an umpire, who is a 63-year-old disabled veteran, during his son’s high school baseball game last month. Credit: Osceola County Sheriff’s Office

A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after he attacked a 63-year-old disabled veteran who served as an umpire in his son’s high school baseball game last month, police say.

Jorge Aponte-Gonzalez, 41, was arrested and charged with felony battery and disruption of a school function after the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said he punched umpire Ray Mora during a game at Liberty High School in Kissimmee, Fla., on April 18. 

Jorge Aponte-Gonzalez, 41, was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony battery and disruption of a school function for an incident at his son's baseball game last month. (Osceola County Jail)

"One of the players started to verbally argue with the umpire, exchanging words. So the umpire is obviously going to maintain control of the game, because that’s what they are there to do – to make sure kids learn all about sportsmanlike conduct," Sheriff Marco Lopez said during a press conference.

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Video of the altercation shows an unsuspecting Mora walking away from the field between innings as Aponte-Gonzalez approaches him from behind. 

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"As his back is turned … one of the high school students’ fathers that’s in the game, leaves the stands, walks directly toward the umpire and just knocks him out. Just knocks him out right