Mother, son sought in Dodger Stadium fight that left Mets fan critically injured

Bob Hille

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Los Angeles police are looking for a mother and son in connection with a fight on Friday in a Dodger Stadium parking lot that left a Mets fan in critical condition.

Police described the mother as being in her 40s or 50s, and her son as being between 25 and 30, The Associated Press reported.

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The man injured in the fight, originally in critical condition when taken to Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, was in serious but stable condition Tuesday. Detectives from LAPD's elite Robbery Homicide Division began interviewing him Tuesday for more details about what happened, and they will be speaking to him again, Officer Mike Lopez told The AP.

The fight that broke out after Game 1 of the Dodgers-Mets NL Division Series. The series returns to L.A. on Thursday for a deciding Game 5.

"We believe it is a son and a mother who are responsible for this assault," L.A. police Chief Charlie Beck said (via NBCLosAngeles.com). "We believe that the weapon used was hands and feet."

Witnesses said a tall, blond man punched the Mets fan, who fell and hit his head.

Investigators say the fight apparently began as an argument between fans that escalated to the physical confrontation.

The fight is reminiscent of the attack on Giants fan Bryan Stow, who suffered serious brain damage after being beaten on opening day 2011 in a Dodger Stadium parking lot.

Stow won an $18 million judgment in 2014 after suing the Dodgers and former owner Frank McCourt, claiming that they were to blame for the attack because of insufficient security and lighting at Dodger Stadium.

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Bob Hille, a senior content consultant for The Sporting News, has been part of the TSN team for most of the past 30 years, including as managing editor and executive editor. He is a native of Texas (forever), adopted son of Colorado, where he graduated from Colorado State, and longtime fan of “Bull Durham” (h/t Annie Savoy for The Sporting News mention).