The Seattle Times reported he was struck by a pickup while riding a bike in Venezuela previously this month.
VENEZUELA,– Previous Seattle Mariners and New york city Yankees catcher Jesús Montero has actually passed away. He was 35.
The Venezuelan indigenous apparently passed away in a collision 2 weeks earlier, according to neighborhood media Líder en Deportes. The Seattle Times reported he was struck by a pickup while riding a bike in Venezuela previously this month.
The Associated Press reported he had actually remained in crucial problem given that Oct. 4.
” The Yankees are deeply saddened to discover of the death of Jesús Montero. We send our sincerest acknowledgements to his household & & liked ones,” the Yankees composed on social media sites.
The Seattle Mariners released a comparable declaration Sunday.
” We are deeply saddened by the death of previous Sailor Jesús Montero. Our hearts head out to his household, good friends and liked ones,” they composed on social media sites.
Montero debuted in the big leagues in 2011 when he was 21. He played 18 video games with the Yankees prior to being traded to the Seattle Mariners as component of a four-player profession, which entailed bottle Michael Pineda. He played 208 video games with the Mariners, finishing in 2015.
In his quick big league job, he batted.253, struck 28 crowning achievement and had 104 RBI.
” Venezuelan baseball unfortunately bids goodbye to Jesús Montero … leaving a heritage of initiative and interest for the video game,” the Venezuelan Specialist Baseball Organization stated in a declaration published Sunday on X. “Today, baseball grieves his death. Yet it additionally remembers him with thankfulness: for every single crowning achievement that delighted the followers, for every single day in which he happily protected his nation’s shades, and for every single young adult that saw in him an instance that fantasizes can be attained.”
Montero additionally played in the Venezuelan Wintertime Organization till the 2020-21 project, according to CBS Sports.
