Oscar Taveras - RIP

[Judge Jude]

Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 4m4 minutes ago

Can now confirm: Oscar Taveras, 22, has died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Just awful.

[fuhrdog]

oh wow, what a tragedy for a young man that was very close to coming into his own. I opened this expecting to hear of an injury or getting arrested...this sucks.

http://deadspin.com/reports-cardinals-prospect-oscar-taveras-killed-in-car-1651077218

[Moonlight J]

Same sick feeling in my gut I had when learning about Brian Cole's similar fate. Ugh

[Judge Jude]

someone can adjust title if appropriate

no idea what an appropriate title for something like this is

I guess for now it braces someone to be able to slightly try to defend against this punch in the gut. but nothing will work.



UPDATE: Apparently his 18-yr-old girlfriend died in the wreck, too.

[Pogues]

This sucks. He's too young.

[virgonomic]

Terrible news. My thoughts go out to his family and the Cardinals.

[madducks]

Terrible news. RIP Oscar Taveras.

The Dominican Republic has the highest rate of traffic related deaths in the world according to the link below.

http://theguardian.com/global-develo...oad-safety-law

[Grinch]

Same sick feeling in my gut I had when learning about Brian Cole's similar fate. Ugh

Nick Adenhardt as well........too sad

[rhd]

Terrible news. RIP Oscar Taveras.

The Dominican Republic has the highest rate of traffic related deaths in the world according to the link below.

http://theguardian.com/global-develo...oad-safety-law

Yes, terrible news. Brings to mind all of the ballplayers who died during their careers, like Adenhart, Dernell Stenson, Darryl Kile, Lyman Bostock, Roberto Clemente and many others. RIP Oscar.

I've driven in the DR and while it was expectedly hectic, it didnt seem any more dangerous than other third-world countries, such as Mexico. I had no idea it was the most dangerous. But I did see signs admonishing people to not run red lights.

[virgonomic]

It reminded me of Steve Olin. I remember the free-for-all for Cleveland bullpen arms at the next auction.

[madducks]

Here's a picture of the wrecked Camaro that Taveras was reportedly "driving very very fast" on a wet road before it struck a tree.

1027-oscar-taveras-car-accident-5.jpg

tmz.com/2014/10/27/oscar-taveras-dead-car-crash-speeding/?utm_source=TMZ

[Judge Jude]

bought a pack of the just-released Topps Update series tonight and got this card

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oscar-Tavera...item20ef7e201f

it's of Oscar's debut, and well, might be a very nice though so bittersweet memento for a Cardinals fan. who could have imagined how appropriate this photo selection would be.....

[Judge Jude]

bought a pack of the just-released Topps Update series tonight and got this card

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/271637272304?lpid=82

it's of Oscar's debut, and well, might be a very nice though so bittersweet memento for a Cardinals fan. who could have imagined how appropriate this photo selection would be.....

[revo]

A spokeswoman for the Dominican Republic's Attorney General's Office, Tessie Sanchez, said Oscar Taveras was "legally intoxicated when he crashed."
Sanchez revealed that a toxicology report showed Taveras' blood-alcohol level was five times the legal limit. Taveras and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Edilia Arvelo, were killed in a car crash on October 26 in his native Dominican Republic. Taveras was 22 years old.
Source: USA TodayNov 12 - 7:22 PM

[overkill94]

You hate to assume such a thing when you hear about a crash like this, I'm sad to hear it was true.