A 34‑year‑old travel baseball coach was shot outside a Birmingham barbershop after an argument erupted with another patron. The suspect was taken into custody shortly thereafter.
A Community Mourns
Fonseca had been traveling with his family to Panama City, Florida, where they were scheduled to compete in a World Series tournament the next day.
Known to his players as ‘Coach George,’ he spent years mentoring children on local travel teams, including the Wow Factor 205 program, where he was described as a second father to many.
Troy Whetstone, who met Fonseca at a batting cage in 2022, recalled the coach’s big heart and the profound influence he had on his own son and countless other youngsters.
Players aged seven to nine, who considered Fonseca a mentor, were left devastated, and the broader baseball community expressed condolences.