Rookie St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, one of baseball’s top prospects, was killed in a car accident with his girlfriend near his hometown of Sosua in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
Taveras, 22, and his 18-year-old girlfriend Edilia Arvelo were driving on a highway between the beaches of Sosua and Cabarete in Puerto Plata around 7:00 p.m.
Police said heavy rain may have played a role in the accident when Taveras lost control of his car and swerved off the road.
Taveras had been widely viewed as one of baseball’s top hitting prospects ever since he was signed by the Cardinals when he was only 16. He made his MLB debut on May 31 and played in 80 games, hitting .239 with 3 home runs and 22 RBI.
The St. Louis Cardinals changed their Facebook photo to honor Taveras. Cardinals Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. paid tribute to Taveras on Facebook, saying he was “wonderful young man who was a gifted athlete with an infectious love for life who lived every day to the fullest.”
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