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The Post also said Easton asked for water Wednesday morning, which his doctors thought was a good thing because it usually takes about a week or two for patients who have had a breathing tube removed to want to eat or drink.

“While Easton is making tremendous strides, he still has a very long way to go,” the post reads.

Easton was flown to the local children’s hospital where he underwent surgery to stop the bleeding and stabilize him, according to his Instagram account. He was then placed in a medically induced coma, his team said.

Easton’s father Jace, who is an assistant coach on his son’s team, said in a statement: “There was a lot of blood in his brain and it was causing a lot of pressure. He had what is known as an epidural hematoma in the skull and meanwhile punctured an artery outside the brain, which caused the bleeding.”

The Little League World Series released a statement to CNN on Wednesday, saying the bunk beds in the players’ dormitories did not have safety rails and have since been removed from the dormitories.

“Since 1992, Little League has used institutional-style bunk beds to give players the most space possible to enjoy their time in the dorms. Although these beds do not have guard rails, Little League is not aware of any serious injuries having occurred during this period,” the league’s statement said. “As a precaution, Little League has decided to remove all bunks from the dormitories and to place each bed frame individually on the floor.”

The league said it will use all available resources to “support the player, his family, and his coaches and teammates as they navigate this unfortunate situation.”

Easton’s Snow Canyon Little League team will play its first game of the Little League World Series on Friday afternoon. Snow Canyon is the first Utah team to make the series in the tournament’s 75-year history.