Tucson coach talks about the Chris Moon Memorial Classic
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Tucson High baseball coach Oscar Romero talks about his former star player during the Chris Moon Memorial Classic. Moon, who graduated in 2007, died in 2010 as a result of stepping on a roadside bomb in Afghanistan while serving in the Army. He enlisted in the military even after earning a scholarship to play for the UA and being drafted by the Atlanta Braves. By Chuck Constantino/Arizona Daily Star
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