St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras and one of the top prospects of the past several seasons, died today in an auto accident in his native Dominican Republic, Dominican police confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.
Taveras' girlfriend also died in the crash, according to police in Puerto Plata.
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak expressed his condolences to the family, but said the team was awaiting more details before making a formal announcement.
Lieutenant Junior Lopez Reyes of the Puerto confirmed Taveras and his girlfriend had died.
Taveras was heading from Jameo to his hometown of Sosua, near Puerto Plata in the Atlantic Coast of the Dominican Republic.
Lopez Reyes did not know yet the details of the accident.
"We're still investigating at the scene. We've had some heavy rainfall here lately. It might have contributed to the accident.''
Bryan Mejia, Taveras' agent, told reporters that Taveras and his girlfriend died in the accident. No other details were immediately available.
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