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One of Major League Baseball's brightest young players has died in a terrible tragedy. Oscar Tavares, considered one of the top prospects in Major League Baseball, has reportedly died in a car accident in his home country the Dominican Republic:
Can now confirm: Oscar Taveras, 22, has died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Just awful.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 27, 2014
Any baseball fans who follows the young players of the game surely was looking forward to watching Tavares play. Scouts often likened Tavares to former Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero.
This painful loss has hit the St. Louis Cardinals family entirely too often. Pitcher Darryl Kyle passed away in his sleep in 2002 while on the road in Chicago. Former Phillies reliever Josh Hancock lost his life in 2007 while with the St. Louis Cardinals. Our thoughts and prayers are with the St. Louis Cardinals and Tavares' family.
Tavares was just 22 years old.
