An ordinary day at the ballpark turned into a harrowing fight for survival for one Chicago Cubs fan last summer, and this week he reunited with the man who saved his life on that fateful day.
During the Cubs’ Aug. 5 game against the Oakland A’s, John Ginino was sitting in the stands at the Friendly Confines when he suddenly collapsed.
“I don’t remember anything. I had no chest pains. I had nothing out of the ordinary,” he said. “It was just a normal day.” Just a few rows away, Burbank firefighter Leo Andrade was also taking in the game, and he heard the cries for help after Ginino collapsed.
“I saw a gentleman screaming that they needed a doctor,” he said. “I said you know what? Nobody has died in my hands and you are not going to be the first one.”