Ari Schultz, the heart transplant patient and avid sports fan who has gone viral with several videos throughout his ordeal, has died, his family said on Facebook. "Ari passed away peacefully this evening listening to the Red Sox," the family said in a post to their Facebook page. The heartbreaking news comes a little more than 24 hours after Schultz was rushed back into the emergency room and placed back on life support Thursday.His family was preparing to release a new video containing exciting Red Sox news when their plans were changed by the unexpected medical emergency."Ari suffered a seizure early Thursday morning," the family said. They had to call 911 around 4:20 a.m," they wrote.A few hours later, the family said that Ari coded while in the emergency department and is back on life support after undergoing a half hour of CPR. He was being cared for in the cardiac intensive care unit at Boston Children's Hospital, the family said.Ari went home last month after spending 189 consecutive days in that hospital, awaiting his new heart and then overcoming several hurdles in his recovery from the surgery.In addition to Ari's medical setbacks, the family learned during his hospital stay that their house had to be torn down because of mold growing in the walls, floors and ceilings. When he went home last month, it was to a rental property -- but all he cared about was playing with his siblings.Ari loves sports -- especially baseball.Many of the viral videos his family has produced feature Ari swinging a baseball bat.Ari was signed as an honorary player with the Assumption College team, invited to attend a Red Sox game with Ice Bucket Challenge creator Pete Frates In a video released by Ari's family on the same day he was rushed to the hospital, Red Sox catcher Christian Vasquez and shortstop Xander Bogaerts dropped off gifts and invited Ari to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game on Aug. 27.

Ari Schultz, the heart transplant patient and avid sports fan who has gone viral with several videos throughout his ordeal, has died, his family said on Facebook.

"Ari passed away peacefully this evening listening to the Red Sox," the family said in a post to their Facebook page.

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The heartbreaking news comes a little more than 24 hours after Schultz was rushed back into the emergency room and placed back on life support Thursday.

His family was preparing to release a new video containing exciting Red Sox news when their plans were changed by the unexpected medical emergency.

"Ari suffered a seizure early Thursday morning," the family said. They had to call 911 around 4:20 a.m," they wrote.

A few hours later, the family said that Ari coded while in the emergency department and is back on life support after undergoing a half hour of CPR. He was being cared for in the cardiac intensive care unit at Boston Children's Hospital, the family said.

Ari went home last month after spending 189 consecutive days in that hospital, awaiting his new heart and then overcoming several hurdles in his recovery from the surgery.

In addition to Ari's medical setbacks, the family learned during his hospital stay that their house had to be torn down because of mold growing in the walls, floors and ceilings. When he went home last month, it was to a rental property -- but all he cared about was playing with his siblings.

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Ari loves sports -- especially baseball.

Many of the viral videos his family has produced feature Ari swinging a baseball bat.



Ari was signed as an honorary player with the Assumption College team, invited to attend a Red Sox game with Ice Bucket Challenge creator Pete Frates

In a video released by Ari's family on the same day he was rushed to the hospital, Red Sox catcher Christian Vasquez and shortstop Xander Bogaerts dropped off gifts and invited Ari to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game on Aug. 27.



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