Change Year . January 1. SomeAs 2018 comes to a close, it's a good time to remember the people the baseball community has lost in the past year.The baseball world experienced a tragedy on Dec. 6, when free agent Of course, these were just some of the important baseball figures we lost this year.

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Some played in the Major Leagues, whether they were stars, role players or only had cups of coffee.

CNN's Kevin Dotson and journalist Stefano Pozzebon contributed to this report.Former Los Angeles Angels player Luis Valbuena was a free agent and was playing winter ball in Venezuela. CARACAS, Venezuela — Former major league players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash in Venezuela caused by highway bandits who then robbed them, officials said Friday. 1960-1979 was the worst 20 years for plane crashes with (4). All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC.

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Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. We lost our players Luis Valbuena and José Castillo in a traffic accident," the Venezuelan club High speed led to the crash early Friday in Yaracuy state, a report by transit police says. The 33-year-old Valbuena and 37-year-old Castillo died late Thursday when their SUV crashed as it tried to veer around an object on the road, […] He was a productive player on the field and played a key role in the Astros run to the postseason in 2015," the statement reads.

Former Major League Baseball infielders Luis Valbuena and José Castillo have been killed in a car crash in Venezuela after playing in the country's winter league, their team said. Among those we also remember are: As 2018 comes to a close, it's a good time to remember the people the baseball community has lost in the past year. 6h. As 2018 comes to a close, it's a good time to remember the people the baseball community has lost in the past year.Some played in the Major Leagues, whether they were stars, role players or only had cups of coffee. Two other people, including Cardenales de Lara third baseman and former major league player Carlos Rivero, also were in the vehicle and survived the crash, police said. January February March April May June July August September October November December. Chart note: All currently known deaths are included. Glossary: Player Name Name of the player. Chicago Cubs. Login; Hockey deaths - January 2020 36 records found.

More than 20 players died in 2000-2018 and 1920-1939, respectively. This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers.These deaths occurred during … He spent 67 of his 76 years in professional baseball with St. Louis, and remained a senior special assistant in 2018. Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones during this time of grief," the Angels said in a statement.

A player died every 20 years of drowning, from 1872-1979. "We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Angel Luis Valbuena and former MLB infielder José Castillo. you to "check the scoreboard" in a year by year format. Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones during this time of grief. 2018 Batting and Pitching statistics for each player who died this year.