Georgia high school baseball player dies weeks after batting cage accident

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Jeremy Medina, a Georgia high school baseball player, died Monday, Gainesville High School confirmed. He was 18. 

Medina died several weeks after the high school senior suffered a traumatic head injury as he practiced in a batting cage. 

Gainesville High School Principal Jamie Green previously said Medina was injured Nov. 20 when he leaned into a net and was struck in the head as another player was swinging a bat. Green added there was "no horseplay, no misconduct and no intent."

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Gainesville High School senior Jeremy Medina was accidentally hit in the head with a baseball bat in a batting cage on campus. (Gainesville City School System)

Shortly after being injured, Medina was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where he remained in a coma. 

At a press conference with Medina’s family last week, Dr. Michael Cormican revealed the young athlete was declared brain-dead after a series of tests. His family later added they were following through with Jeremy's wishes to become an organ donor. 

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"As you all know, he arrived in very serious condition from a devastating head injury," Cormican said. "Unfortunately, at this time, he has progressed to death by neurological criteria or brain-dead." 

Gainesville High School senior Jeremy Medina was a pitcher and catcher for the school's baseball team. (Fox News)

A "Pray for Jeremy" campaign was launched at Gainesville High School and across the local community in support of Mediana. Medina hoped to one day play professional baseball and had received a scholarship to play in college.

"We know Jeremy was and will always be in God's hands, and we will see him soon," the Medina family said in a statement. "We are grateful for all the prayers and support over the last three weeks, and we appreciate everyone's understanding as we take time now to be with our family."

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Details on memorial arrangements have not been released.

Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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