St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras died in a fatal car accident at the age of 22 in his native Dominican Republic on Sunday. The unfortunate news has led to a wave of responses from across the baseball world, which lost one of its most exciting young talents and a person who clearly had an impact on many of the people he met:
MLB players react to death of Oscar Taveras
The St. Louis Cardinals’ outfielder was killed, along with his girlfriend Edilia Arvelo, in a tragic car accident on Sunday in the Dominican Republic.
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My condolences to the @Cardinals and the family of Oscar Tavares and his girlfriend.So terrible and heartbreaking.He had incredible talent.
— Jonathan Lucroy (@JLucroy20) October 27, 2014 Horrible news. Prayers go out to OT's family and friends.
— Jason Motte (@JMotte30) October 27, 2014 Absolutely heart broken right now...
— Marco Gonzales (@MarcoGonzales_) October 27, 2014 Very sad news for the @Cardinals we may all play for different teams but are still one big baseball family. Prayers for his family.
— Will Smith (@White_Willy31) October 27, 2014 Life is so Precious! Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Oscar Taveras..Kid was an absolute stud! #CardinalsNation
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) October 27, 2014 Absolute Tragedy.. My prayers go out to Oscar Taveras family.
— Matt Carpenter (@MattCarp13) October 27, 2014 Shocked to hear about @Cardinals OF Oscar Taveras and girlfriend...Praying for their family and friends.
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) October 27, 2014 Wow that is so sad and just terrible. Rest in peace Oscar. You Will be Missed.
— Joseph Kelly Jr. (@JosephKellyJr) October 27, 2014 So sad to hear about Oscar. My prayers go out to his family. In complete shock.. So sad.. Life isn't fair
— Randal Grichuk (@RGrich15) October 27, 2014 Wow! My heart truly hurts to hear the passing of Oscar! I've played with him every year and we truly lost a great person! #RIPOscarTaveras
— Kolten Wong (@KoltenWong) October 27, 2014 RIP you will be missed buddy pic.twitter.com/9svYttuPDo
— Kolten Wong (@KoltenWong) October 27, 2014 MLB Family member, gone too soon. Rest in peace. Prayers for the families. pic.twitter.com/PmWUhdzPLy
— Rubby De La Rosa (@RubbyDelarosa) October 27, 2014 My Prayers are with your Family .. A life taken too soon http://t.co/SYxDYkCmSV
— Jon Jay (@jonjayU) October 27, 2014 Can't help but sit and pray for Oscar Taveras and his family. Such a tragic loss #Pray
— Victor Black (@Vic_Black_2) October 27, 2014 My condolences to Oscar Taveras family. This is a sad day. Heartbreaking news!! pic.twitter.com/8jYmBQmScT
— Yadier Molina (@Yadimolina04) October 27, 2014 RIP OSCAR TAVERAS
— JOSE MOLINA (@Joeycatch8) October 27, 2014 Can't believe the news. Will always remember his first home run! Unbelievable guy #ripOscar pic.twitter.com/EZMW97eDIV
— Michael Wacha (@MichaelWacha) October 27, 2014 RIP Oscar Taveras...life is precious. The Baseball community has him and his family in their thoughts.
— Manny Parra (@MannyParra26) October 27, 2014 R.I.P homie..... pic.twitter.com/M3E4LSW7Wh
— David Ortiz (@davidortiz) October 27, 2014 Tough to hear news like that... Rest in Peace Oscar Taveras
— C.J. Cron (@CCron24) October 27, 2014 Cuando la rivalidad se pone a un lado.. Jugadores de Licey y Aguilas se abrazan en oración por Oscar Taveras pic.twitter.com/ekm6LpAHUm
— LigaDom.com (@LigaDomcom) October 27, 2014 MLB and numerous teams also tweeted out in memory of Taveras:
Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Oscar Taveras and the @Cardinals organization tonight. #RIP
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 27, 2014 Our deepest condolences to the family of Oscar Taveras and our thoughts are with the @Cardinals. RIP.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) October 27, 2014 We are incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Oscar Taveras. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family & the @Cardinals organization.
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) October 27, 2014 Our thoughts are with the family of Oscar Taveras and the @Cardinals organization.
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) October 27, 2014 We mourn the passing of Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras. http://t.co/fCuSK3nB9n pic.twitter.com/0USk5vzaXF
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