* Announcement: Two baseball stories on HBO's Real Sports

According to the HBO Web site, the second story of the April 15 edition of the hour-long sports magazine profiles Torii Hunter:

Since entering “The Show” in 1997, Torii Hunter has made playing center field look easy. His electrifying, fearless style earned him seven Gold Gloves, as well as a new $90-million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. While these accomplishments speak volumes about his talent, they say little about the challenges overcome by Hunter, who grew up with a crack-addicted father and turned to baseball for salvation. Given the critical role the sport played in his own life, he is dismayed that many African-Americans no longer feel connected to the national pastime. REAL SPORTS correspondent James Brown sits down with Hunter to discuss his life, his concerns and his efforts to change this troubling trend.

The third segment recalls the tragic death of Rockies’ minor league coach Mike Coolbaugh, who wa killed by a line drive during a game.

On July 22, 2007, Mike Coolbaugh was hit and killed by a foul ball while coaching first base for the Tulsa Drillers, the Colorado Rockies’ Double-A affiliate. The death of this quintessential baseball “lifer” was a grim reminder of the dangers too often taken for granted in the game. This tragedy has affected numerous people in addition to Coolbaugh’s wife and three children, including Tino Sanchez, who hit the ball that killed him, and Bill Valentine, the game’s announcer, who coincidentally was the umpire behind the plate 40 years earlier when Red Sox star Tony Conigliaro was struck in the face by a pitch and badly injured. In a Sports Illustrated collaboration, REAL SPORTS correspondent Frank Deford examines this heartbreaking story.