A 6-year-old went into cardiac arrest after he was hit by a baseball. His mom saved his life

While playing baseball in Lake Worth, Florida, 6-year-old Oscar Stuebe was hit by a fly ball that sent him into cardiac arrest. Due to quick thinking and CPR from his mother, Sarah Stuebe, Oscar will soon be running the bases again — but this time, he’ll be wearing a chest protector.

Oscar experienced commotio cordis, the same rare condition that caused Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin to collapse on the football field in Jan. 2023.

After several days in the PICU, Oscar seems to be neurologically fine and is resting at home. “He’s back to his 6-year-old self,” says his mom. “We were told not to get his heart rate up — a little difficult with three other brothers at home,” Sarah jokes.

Though these parents of four boys are relieved that their crisis seems to have a happy ending, they are taking action to stop other families from experiencing the same trauma.

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