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Oscar Taveras

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allowed him to assert considerable bat control to make constant, square contact with the incoming pitch. With an ability to drive the ball to all fields, his power ceiling was high, projected with 25 to 30 home runs in his peak. His preparation also received high marks. Through 2013, Taveras' career minor league batting average was .320 with 45 home runs and 275 RBIs in 374 games.
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40 RBI in 49 games and 191 at-bats. Taveras was held hitless in consecutive games just once. In his last 10 games, he collected hits in all but one, batting .462. During those same 10 games, he fashioned two three-hit games and one four-hit outing. In 209 plate appearances, he walked just 14 times, but also struck out just 25 for a 12.1% strikeout rate.
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abilities in the outfield. With a strong throwing arm, his defensive skills projected him to be a corner outfielder, particularly in right field. However, the Cardinals believed that Taveras showed the range and skill to be an effective center fielder so he began taking an apprenticeship to learn the position.
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came off the DL June 19, Taveras' 22nd birthday, the Cardinals optioned him back to Memphis after batting .189 with a .225 OBP and .297 SLG in 40 PA. Despite the low rate statistics, he showed a marked ability to get contact on MLB pitching. His contact rate of 92.3% on pitches outside of the strike
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The second PoW award Taveras earned with the River Bandits was for the week ending August 28. He batted .581 (18–31) with another five multi-hit games, two home runs and 11 RBI. That week, he also achieved three three-hit games and two four-hit games. After coming off the bench in the August 28 game
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Although Taveras' defensive skills were not as prodigious as his hitting abilities, he ran routes well and had solid instincts. Earlier in his professional career, he gained a reputation for concentrating too heavily on hitting at the expense of his fielding. However, Taveras worked to increase his
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On May 30, 2014, the Cardinals called Taveras up to their MLB roster in one of the most anticipated promotions in all MLB. He became the first from SosĂșa to reach the major leagues. At that point, he had been batting .325 with a .373 OBP and a .524 SLG at Memphis. Other totals included seven HR and
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with four runs scored. He earned PoW honors for the week ending June 10 – which included the five-hit game – after batting .500 (14–28) with two home runs, four RBI and 11 runs scored. Taveras won his second organizational Player of the Month award of 2012 – and third of his career – for June after
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With a wide batting stance and slight leg kick that "allows him to maintain both incredible balance and timing", he shifted his weight on his left (back) leg "before connecting with the ball with an explosive, quick swing." His combination of strong, quick hands and excellent hand-eye coordination
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injury. Despite missing a full month, his hitting continued to improve by obtaining 33 multi-hit games, 17 three-hit contests and five four-hit games. Further, he earned two MWL Player of the Week (PoW) awards. The first was for the week of July 17, after batting .600 (15 hits in 25 at bats) with
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for the World squad. He started in right field and batted third, collecting one hit in three at-bats. He ended the season with a 22-game on-base streak that spanned from August 4 to September 3. Taveras logged 43 multi-hit games, including 12 three-hit games, five four-hit games and one five-hit
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For the season, Taveras rendered a .306 batting average with 12 doubles, five home runs and 32 RBI. It was the fourth consecutive season in which he batted at least .300. Especially productive against right-handed pitching, he forged a .366 batting average (37-for-101) with four HR and 24 RBI.
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We are all stunned and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of one of the youngest members of the Cardinals family. Oscar was an amazing talent with a bright future who was taken from us well before his time. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends
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Selected to the Texas League All-Star team, Taveras started in center field and batted fourth. His 3-for-4, home run, double and two-RBI effort helped earn him unanimous Most Valuable Player honors for the game. He also played in the
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ranked Taveras as the Cardinals' best prospect and the third-best prospect in all of baseball. MLB.com also ranked Taveras as the Cardinals' number-one prospect, and the number-three prospect in its Top 50 Prospects. Prior to the
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In each game from May 6–10, Taveras collected at least one RBI. He batted .362 with 17 hits in 47 at bats for the month of May. However, injury obstructed his in-game action. While sliding into second base in a May 12 game, his
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stated, "There is not a more accurate word ("love") for how a group of men share a deep and genuine concern for each other. We loved Oscar, and he loved us. That is what a team does. That is what a family does."
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I simply can’t believe it. I first met Oscar when he was 16 years old and will forever remember him as a wonderful young man who was a gifted athlete with an infectious love for life who lived every day to the
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Taveras won his first of two Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month awards in 2012 for April after batting .340 (32–94) with six HR and 21 RBI. On June 4, he achieved his first career five-hit game against
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game. In his 124 total games, he played 93 in center field, 15 in right and one in left. He hit safely in 94 games and reached base in 107. He batted .346 (47 of 136) with eight HR and 72 RBI with runners in
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Further, he generated three four-hit games and 15 multi-hit games while hitting safely in 31 overall. In 18 games, he provided at least one RBI, and in nine, recorded multiple runners driven in. In
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spring training, he hesitated to fully trust the ankle in performance. A hamstring injury followed, limiting him to just six at-bats. The Cardinals optioned him to minor league camp on March 14.
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short of qualifying; however, his adjusted batting average after adding the hitless at-bats still gave him the title. He was the first Cardinals minor leaguer to win the MWL batting title since
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number from 44 to 18 (Taveras's number) to honor him in part because they were also friends. The team granted his request. Taveras had left behind a one-year-old son, Oscar Yadier Taveras.
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Taveras suffered multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at SosĂșa Cabarete Medical Center. Arvelo suffered injuries to the head and to the chest. The accident occurred at 7:40 PM
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One month after his first call-up, the Cardinals recalled Taveras on June 30. He was batting .318 with a .502 SLG at Memphis. To allow him more playing opportunities, the Cardinals
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Taveras' season totals for 2012 included 23 HR, 94 RBI and a league-leading .321 batting average, his second minor league batting title. In addition, he led the Texas League in
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With prodigious batting skills, Taveras was a consensus top-five minor league prospect in 2013 and 2014. He elicited comparisons to former MLB outfielder and fellow Dominican
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was 0.287, nearly six times the legal limit for the Dominican Republic. After the second alcohol-related fatality to a Cardinals player in a decade, following that of
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In January 2015, DeWitt announced plans for the Cardinals to renovate a baseball field in SosĂșa in Taveras's honor, modeled after the Cardinals Care facilities in
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lamented the circumstances of the player's death. He declared that the team would take a greater role in educating young players to "avoid reckless actions".
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zone surpassed the MLB average of 65.7% for all non-pitchers. His miss rate of 2.5% on swinging strikes was significantly lower than the MLB average of 9.1%.
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named him the Cardinals' third-best prospect prior to the 2012 season and ranked him 74th in all of baseball. The Cardinals assigned him to play for the
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in 2010. The talent which scouts had discovered in the Dominican Republic quickly actualized, as he hit .322 with eight HR and 43 RBI in 53 games.
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s "Best Tools" survey, he was rated the "Best Hitter for Average" in the Cardinals organization. The Cardinals added Taveras to their 40-man
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against the Giants, the only game the Cardinals won in the series; as it turned out, it was the final hit in his career. His final
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After winning the Midwest League batting title at age 19, Taveras began to garner notice outside the Cardinals organization.
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Observances on behalf of Arvelo and Taveras and a moment of silence were held before Game 6 of the World Series, before the
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conferred the club with their Minor League Team of the Year award. Taveras was named the Texas League Player of the Year.
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in SosĂșa, including around 40 who gathered on the rooftop of a cemetery church. Many of the mourners wore jerseys with
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stated, "With heavy hearts, tonight we play Game 5 of the 2014 World Series in the memory of these two young people."
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O.T #18" on his hat along with other tributes on his cleats and glove. His hat was turned in for display at the
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just .265 with one home run (HR) and 42 runs batted in (RBI) in 65 games, Taveras earned a promotion to the
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in that fatal crash on the SosĂșa-Cabarete freeway. On November 11, press releases confirmed that his
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Further, Taveras led all Cardinals minor leaguers in hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, SLG and
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here. He was here to uplift kids and put the town on the map. He was the hope," said teammate
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totaling a .347 average (34–98), six HR and 19 RBI. Beginning June 8, he amassed a 12-game
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to correct the sprain, performed by Dr. Robert Anderson, ended his season in August.
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from ages 12 to 16 and obtained Canadian citizenship. Afterwards, he returned to the
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trade deadline. His first career three-hit game was on September 7 against the
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in the Dominican Republic shortly after the Cardinals were eliminated from the
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on November 25, 2008 for $ 145,000. They assigned him to the rookie league
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On October 26, 2014, Taveras and his girlfriend, Edilia Arvelo, died in a
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and went on to hit .239 in 80 regular season games, playing mostly
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had gone off the road at a high rate of speed, hitting a tree.
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caught and pronated awkwardly on the bag, resulting in a high-
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September 28, 2014, for the St. Louis Cardinals
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Taveras hit his first MLB single the next day, June 1. When
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May 31, 2014, for the St. Louis Cardinals
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in his memorial was posted in the home team bullpen of
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against the Giants. On October 26, 2014, he died in a
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was "Thanks for all the fan support!" on October 13.
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More than an estimated 5,000 gathered for Taveras's
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Index


St. Louis Cardinals
Right fielder
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
St. Louis Cardinals
2014
Dominican
Canadian
professional baseball
outfielder
St. Louis Cardinals
Major League Baseball
Spanish
Phenomenon
Dominican Republic
free agent
minor league
batted
slugging percentage
center field
Vladimir Guerrero
strike zone
Midwest League
Texas League
Texas League Player of the Year
Player of the Year
homered

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