Father of Nationals pitcher saves fan during game with Heimlich maneuver
July 10, 2021 / 10:09 PM / AP
Father to a pair of big league starting pitchers, Willie Ross made a crucial save at a ballgame in San Francisco on Saturday.
Ross, dad of veteran pitchers Joe and Tyson Ross, performed the Heimlich maneuver on a choking fan during a game between the Giants and Washington Nationals, dislodging bits of a hot dog to clear the woman s airways.
Ross is a pediatrician at Stanford Hospital. He was at the park to see Washington, for whom Joe Ross plays. Tyson Ross is a right-hander with the Texas Rangers.
AP Photo/Nick Wass
Dr. Willie Ross, who is the father of pitchers Joe and Tyson Ross, performed abdominal thrusts on a woman choking on a hot dog at Oracle Park during the Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants game on Saturday.
Jesse Dougherty of the
San Francisco Chronicle provided more information:
Jesse Dougherty @dougherty jesse
Just put two and two together. This was Joe Ross s dad, who is a doctor. Hero at the ballpark today. https://t.co/DLnfHSZ3jn
Susan Slusser @susanslusser
Dr. Willie Ross is chatting with Nationals reporters in front of the press box after saving a woman s life at Oracle Park. Dad of Joe and Tyson, who grew up in Oakland.
Michael Wagaman
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross delivers a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Washington. The Dodgers won 5-1. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) July 10, 2021 - 5:37 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â Father to a pair of big league starting pitchers, Willie Ross made a crucial save at a ballgame in San Francisco on Saturday.
Ross, dad of veteran pitchers Joe and Tyson Ross, performed the Heimlich maneuver on a choking fan during a game between the Giants and Washington Nationals, dislodging bits of a hot dog to clear the womanâs airways.
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