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Erie SeaWolves pray for catcher hospitalized with head injury: God, bring him back to us

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Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila received a multi-year contract extension on July 5, 2019. Here's what he said about it: Gregory Levinsky, Detroit Free Press

AKRON, Ohio — They miss Numi’s voice and how he would scream: “Frick yeah!”

They miss his personality, always joking around.

And they miss his energy and encouragement, always dancing.

Chace (Numi) Numata, the "heart and soul" of the Erie SeaWolves, the Detroit Tigers Double-A Affiliate, suffered a serious head injury on Friday morning in a skateboarding accident in Erie.