Williams is the coach of the Republican team for the Congressional Baseball Game . On June 14 , 2017 , he was present during a shooting attack on a practice for the game . He was taken from the area on a stretcher due to an ankle injury he suffered while jumping into the dugout during the attack . A member of his staff was shot and taken to the hospital , where he was treated for a leg injury and released
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2017 Congressional baseball shooting
Roger Williams (American politician)