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Q&A: How California high school baseball coach Thomas Cassidy regained his love for the game after witnessing terror

Calabasas baseball coach Thomas Cassidy survived the mass shooting on Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas that killed 60 and forced him to confront his own mental health.

LOS ANGELES — Thomas Cassidy, a 30-year-old Calabasas High baseball coach, took his girlfriend to Las Vegas to enjoy country music at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the night of Oct. 1, 2017. They were standing close to the stage, their best observation spot yet over three nights, when they decided to visit the concession stand just before singer Jason Aldean began his performance.

"We were in line to get a drink and all of a sudden you heard these loud noises," Cassidy said. "You didn't know if they were gunshots or firecrackers. You start looking around and

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