St Louis Cardinals Outfielder Dies in Car Accident

26 Oct, 2014

St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Oscar Taveras, one of the team’s brightest young stars, died in an automobile crash in his native Dominican Republic Sunday. He was 22.

Taveras’ death was confirmed by his agent, Brian Mejia, and a spokesman for the Dominican National Police.

ABC News also confirmed with the DNP that Taveras was in a car with his girlfriend when it slid off the road. She also died in the accident.

Taveras made his major league debut this year. He homered in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Giants, the only game in the series that the Cardinals won. He had three hits in seven plate appearances in the postseason.

The Cardinals called up Taveras on May 31 of this season, and he homered in his first game. He encountered typical rookie struggles, however, and finished the season with a .239 batting average, three homers and 22 RBIs in 248 plate appearances.

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