Officials in the Dominican Republic released details about Oscar Taveras’ condition at the time of his death via The Associated Press (h/t USA Today):
Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak issued a comment in response to today’s story via St. Louis’ Twitter account:
Oscar Taveras, a St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, died in an automobile accident on October 26 in the Dominican Republic.
Taveras’ agency verified the news to MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez:
Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported on the unfortunate development:
TMZ Sports revealed additional information on the events surrounding the accident.
Taveras was only 22 years old. He appeared in 80 regular-season games with the Cardinals, who advanced to the National League Championship Series.
Commissioner Bud Selig issued a statement via MLB Public Relations’ Twitter account:
Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter expressed his sympathy, and pitcher Marco Gonzales also spoke out.
The Cardinals issued a statement on Taveras’ death, according to Jesse Spector of Sporting News:
On Monday, manager Mike Matheny released a statement on the Cardinals’ website on Taveras’ death:
The MLB’s official Twitter account also paid tribute to Taveras.
Taveras’ pinch-hit home slam in the seventh inning of Game 2 lifted St. Louis to its sole NLCS victory over the eventual NL title winners, the San Francisco Giants.
Taveras had a.318 batting average for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds this season before making his MLB debut and hitting a home run in his second at-bat. That demonstrates Taveras’ potential, as he was just coming into his own with the Cardinals before his terrible death.
