Flash forward two days later to July 3rd. The LA Angels were on the field with heavy hearts trying to rebound from the tragedy while also trying to keep their playoff hopes alive. Tommy La Stella was in the midst of his best season in his career and he was an AL All-Star. La Stella hit 16 homers and 44 RBIs and was hitting .300.
Then injury befell La Stella as he fouled a ball off his shin and crumpled to the ground in major pain. It was confirmed a couple of days later that La Stella had a fractured tibia and would miss up to 12 weeks.