Oscar Taveras Killed In Car Crash In Dominican Republic
By Hayden Kane
The family of Oscar Taveras, an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, confirmed that Taveras was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic. He was 22 years old.
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There is tragic news out of the world of Major League Baseball on Sunday night. Young St. Louis Cardinals’ outfielder Oscar Taveras was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic. His girlfriend was also reportedly killed in the crash.
The news was reported on Sunday night. People briefly hoped that it was a misunderstanding in an unconfirmed report, but it quickly became clear that Taveras had indeed been killed. The tragic news was confirmed by Taveras’ family and his agent.
The news was reported and confirmed by multiple outlets.
Brian Mejia Oscar Taveras' agent has confirmed to various Dominican reporters that the player has been declared dead. pic.twitter.com/52kxLRXeMN
— LigaDom.com (@LigaDomcom) October 27, 2014
Confirmed by his family, Cardinals' Oscar Taveras has died in car accident he was driving from Sosua to Puerto Plata (DR)
— LigaDom.com (@LigaDomcom) October 27, 2014
Confirma Brian Mejía agente de Oscar Taveras que este murió en un accidente.
— Alberto Rodríguez Mella (@ARenLosDeportes) October 27, 2014
The girlfriend of Oscar Taveras also died in the crash. #STLCards. Heartbreaking
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October 27, 2014
Taveras has just completed his rookie season with the St. Louis Cardinals. Regarded as one of the best hitting prospects in baseball the last number of seasons, Taveras delivered a thrilling moment in this year’s playoffs, in what ended up being the second-to-last-at-bat of his career.
Here at FanSided, we send our thoughts to Taveras’ family and the St. Louis Cardinals organization during this difficult time.
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