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class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><span class="note">Oscar Taveras</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Oscart2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Oscart2014.jpg/220px-Oscart2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="304" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Oscart2014.jpg/330px-Oscart2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Oscart2014.jpg/440px-Oscart2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="894" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Taveras with the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> in 2014</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">Right fielder</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1992-06-19</span>)</span>June 19, 1992<br /><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Plata,_Dominican_Republic" title="Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic">Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> October 26, 2014<span style="display:none">(2014-10-26)</span> (aged 22)<br />Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Left</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Left</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">May 31, 2014, for the St. Louis Cardinals</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 28, 2014, for the St. Louis Cardinals</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.239</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">22</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/taveros01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8078870#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2014 Major League Baseball season">2014</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Oscar Francisco Taveras</b> (June 19, 1992 –  October 26, 2014) was a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dominican_people_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dominican people (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">Dominican</a>–<a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> who played one season for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). Known as <i><b>"El Fenómeno"</b></i> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language_in_the_Americas" title="Spanish language in the Americas">Spanish</a> for "The <a href="/wiki/Phenomenon" title="Phenomenon">Phenomenon</a>") in the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>, the Cardinals signed him at age 16 in 2008 as an international amateur <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> and he made his MLB debut in 2014. Over six <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league</a> seasons, he <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batted</a> .321 with a .519 <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>. He played all three outfield positions while spending most of the time in <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center field</a>. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a>—with a powerful and smooth, balanced stroke, Taveras successfully hit pitches well outside of the <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a>. Also similar to Guerrero, he possessed a strong and accurate throwing arm. The outfielder was the recipient of a litany of awards and won batting titles in two minor leagues, including hitting .386 for the <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a> title in 2011. The next year, he won the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a> batting title and was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_League_champions" title="List of Texas League champions">Texas League Player of the Year</a> and Cardinals organization <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_award_winners_and_league_leaders#Minor-league_system" title="St. Louis Cardinals award winners and league leaders">Player of the Year</a>. </p><p>On May 31, 2014, Taveras <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">homered</a> in his major league debut against the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> and went on to hit .239 in 80 regular season games, playing mostly <a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">right field</a>. He also hit a game-tying home run in Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 National League Championship Series">2014 National League Championship Series</a> against the Giants. On October 26, 2014, he died in a <a href="/wiki/Traffic_collision" title="Traffic collision">car accident</a> in the Dominican Republic shortly after the Cardinals were eliminated from the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">playoffs</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally from <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Plata,_Dominican_Republic" title="Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic">Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic</a>, Oscar Taveras grew up in a town called <a href="/wiki/Sos%C3%BAa" title="Sosúa">Sosúa</a>. He began taking interest in baseball early in life. According to his father, Francisco Taveras, at about age five, he started to call himself <i>"El Fenómeno,"</i> which is <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language_in_the_Americas" title="Spanish language in the Americas">Spanish</a> for "The <a href="/wiki/Phenomenon" title="Phenomenon">Phenomenon</a>". "He would say, 'I’m going to make you the happiest dad in the world. I want to be a star. I want to be a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">major leaguer</a>. I’m the phenomenon. I’m the best,'" recounted his father.<sup id="cite_ref-fenomeno_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fenomeno-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taveras' father was an outfielder in the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>' minor league system. Taveras lived in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a> from ages 12 to 16 and obtained Canadian citizenship. Afterwards, he returned to the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>; had he stayed in Canada, he would have entered the draft after high school.<sup id="cite_ref-Top_prospect_has_Canadian_passport_to_WBC_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top_prospect_has_Canadian_passport_to_WBC-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_leagues">Minor leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minor leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="DSL_Cardinals,_Johnson_City,_and_Quad_Cities_(2009–11)"><span id="DSL_Cardinals.2C_Johnson_City.2C_and_Quad_Cities_.282009.E2.80.9311.29"></span>DSL Cardinals, Johnson City, and Quad Cities (2009–11)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: DSL Cardinals, Johnson City, and Quad Cities (2009–11)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oscar_Taveras_on_September_15,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Oscar_Taveras_on_September_15%2C_2011.jpg/200px-Oscar_Taveras_on_September_15%2C_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="323" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Oscar_Taveras_on_September_15%2C_2011.jpg/300px-Oscar_Taveras_on_September_15%2C_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Oscar_Taveras_on_September_15%2C_2011.jpg/400px-Oscar_Taveras_on_September_15%2C_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1590" data-file-height="2570" /></a><figcaption>Taveras batting for the <a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Quad Cities River Bandits</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_in_baseball" title="2011 in baseball">2011</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> signed Taveras as an international amateur <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> on November 25, 2008 for $145,000. They assigned him to the rookie league <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Cardinals" title="Dominican Summer League Cardinals">Dominican Summer League Cardinals</a> the next season.<sup id="cite_ref-scout_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scout-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-profile_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">hit</a> just .265 with one home run (HR) and 42 runs batted in (RBI) in 65 games, Taveras earned a promotion to the <a href="/wiki/Johnson_City_Cardinals" title="Johnson City Cardinals">Johnson City Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Rookie-level" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie-level">Rookie-level</a> <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_League" title="Appalachian League">Appalachian League</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-stats_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taveras earned another promotion to the <a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Quad Cities River Bandits</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A (baseball)">Class A</a> <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a> (MWL) in 2011 and spent the entire season there. From May 11 to June 11, he was out of action due to a <a href="/wiki/Hamstring" title="Hamstring">hamstring</a> 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 five multi-hit games, 10 runs scored and five RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-2011highlights_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011highlights-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 against <a href="/wiki/Burlington_Bees" title="Burlington Bees">Burlington</a>, he went 3-for-3 with a home run and missed <a href="/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">hitting for the cycle</a> by a <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">double</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2011highlights_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011highlights-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the season, Taveras batted .386 with a .444 <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> (OBP), .584 <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a> (SLG), eight HR and 62 RBI in 78 games.<sup id="cite_ref-stats_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned the Midwest League batting title with the highest average in the league since 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was actually 31 <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearances" class="mw-redirect" title="Plate appearances">plate appearances</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(baseball)" title="Brendan Ryan (baseball)">Brendan Ryan</a> in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-2011highlights_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011highlights-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Springfield_and_Memphis_(2012–14)"><span id="Springfield_and_Memphis_.282012.E2.80.9314.29"></span>Springfield and Memphis (2012–14)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Springfield and Memphis (2012–14)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After winning the Midwest League batting title at age 19, Taveras began to garner notice outside the Cardinals organization. <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_America" title="Baseball America">Baseball America</a></i> named him the Cardinals' third-best prospect prior to the 2012 season<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and ranked him 74th in all of baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals assigned him to play for the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cardinals" title="Springfield Cardinals">Springfield Cardinals</a> of the Class AA <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a>. He spent the entire season there, playing 124 games before participating in winter league play.<sup id="cite_ref-2012highlights_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012highlights-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Hooks" title="Corpus Christi Hooks">Corpus Christi</a> 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 totaling a .347 average (34–98), six HR and 19 RBI. Beginning June 8, he amassed a 12-game <a href="/wiki/Hitting_streak" title="Hitting streak">hitting streak</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2012highlights_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012highlights-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">Major League Baseball All-Star</a> <a href="/wiki/All-Star_Futures_Game" title="All-Star Futures Game">Futures Game</a> 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 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 <a href="/wiki/Scoring_position" title="Scoring position">scoring position</a> (RISP) and .321 with RISP and two outs, including 17 RBI. He also hit .372 (73 of 196) with 12 HR and 49 RBI in the sixth inning and later.<sup id="cite_ref-2012highlights_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012highlights-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Extra_base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra base hit">extra base hits</a> (67), doubles (37), total bases (273) and <a href="/wiki/Intentional_base_on_balls" title="Intentional base on balls">intentional walks</a> (10). He ranked second in hits (153), RBI and slugging percentage (.572), and tied for fourth both in home runs and triples (7). In nine playoff games, he hit .235 with four doubles and two RBI as Springfield won the Texas League championship.<sup id="cite_ref-2012highlights_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012highlights-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Baseball America</i> conferred the club with their Minor League Team of the Year award. Taveras was named the Texas League Player of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-tl_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tl-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Further, Taveras led all Cardinals minor leaguers in hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, SLG and <a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">on-base plus slugging</a> (.953), while also finishing in the top five in batting average and runs.<sup id="cite_ref-2012highlights_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012highlights-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_award_winners_and_league_leaders#Minor_League_Player_and_Pitcher_of_the_Year" title="St. Louis Cardinals award winners and league leaders">Cardinals' Minor League Player of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tl_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tl-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played another 39 games in the after-season <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Dominican Professional Baseball League">Dominican Professional Baseball League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/%C3%81guilas_Cibae%C3%B1as" title="Águilas Cibaeñas">Águilas Cibaeñas</a>. He won the league Rookie of the Year award after batting .316 with five home runs and 17 RBI as the Águilas clinched the league's best record. In a skills ("Best Tools") survey, <i>Baseball America</i> found Taveras the "Best Hitter for Average".<sup id="cite_ref-2012highlights_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012highlights-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oscar_Taveras_on_May_5,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Oscar_Taveras_on_May_5%2C_2013.jpg/220px-Oscar_Taveras_on_May_5%2C_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Oscar_Taveras_on_May_5%2C_2013.jpg/330px-Oscar_Taveras_on_May_5%2C_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Oscar_Taveras_on_May_5%2C_2013.jpg/440px-Oscar_Taveras_on_May_5%2C_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2440" data-file-height="3050" /></a><figcaption>Taveras batting for the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a> in <a href="/wiki/2013_in_baseball" title="2013 in baseball">2013</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Entering the 2013 season, <i>Baseball America</i> ranked Taveras as the Cardinals' best prospect and the third-best prospect in all of baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLB.com also ranked Taveras as the Cardinals' number-one prospect,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the number-three prospect in its Top 50 Prospects.<sup id="cite_ref-MLB_prospect_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB_prospect-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2013 World Baseball Classic">2013 World Baseball Classic</a>, Taveras' agent was approached about him playing for the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_national_baseball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian national baseball team">Canadian national baseball team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals promoted him to the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2013highlights_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013highlights-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-2013highlights_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013highlights-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, injury obstructed his in-game action. While sliding into second base in a May 12 game, his <a href="/wiki/Ankle" title="Ankle">ankle</a> caught and pronated awkwardly on the bag, resulting in a high-<a href="/wiki/Sprained_ankle" title="Sprained ankle">ankle sprain</a>. He played in just 15 games after that for the season and in 46 total.<sup id="cite_ref-Ankle_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ankle-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Surgery" title="Surgery">Surgery</a> to correct the sprain, performed by Dr. Robert Anderson, ended his season in August.<sup id="cite_ref-2013highlights_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013highlights-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the season, Taveras rendered a .306 batting average with 12 doubles, five home runs and 32 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-Ankle_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ankle-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-2013highlights_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013highlights-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <i>Baseball America'</i>s "Best Tools" survey, he was rated the "Best Hitter for Average" in the Cardinals organization.<sup id="cite_ref-2013highlights_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013highlights-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals added Taveras to their 40-man <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_rosters" title="Major League Baseball rosters">roster</a> on November 20, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Louis_Cardinals_(2014)"><span id="St._Louis_Cardinals_.282014.29"></span>St. Louis Cardinals (2014)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: St. Louis Cardinals (2014)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in the <a href="/wiki/2014_in_baseball" title="2014 in baseball">2014 season</a>, MLB.com ranked Taveras as the second-best prospect in all of MLB, behind only <a href="/wiki/Byron_Buxton" title="Byron Buxton">Byron Buxton</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> organization.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cardinals invited him to <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a>. Although team officials believed that his ankle had fully healed in time for <a href="/wiki/2014_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2014 St. Louis Cardinals season">2014</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oscart2014toss.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Oscart2014toss.jpg/180px-Oscart2014toss.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="365" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Oscart2014toss.jpg/270px-Oscart2014toss.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Oscart2014toss.jpg/360px-Oscart2014toss.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1311" data-file-height="2660" /></a><figcaption>Taveras playing for the <a href="/wiki/2014_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2014 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals in 2014</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On May 30, 2014, the Cardinals called Taveras up to their MLB roster<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in one of the most anticipated promotions in all MLB.<sup id="cite_ref-crownjewel_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crownjewel-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-taverastime_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taverastime-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sanchez_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanchez-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became the first from Sosúa to reach the major leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-fenomeno_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fenomeno-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that point, he had been batting .325 with a .373 OBP and a .524 SLG at Memphis. Other totals included seven HR and 40 RBI in 49 games and 191 at-bats.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taveras was held hitless in consecutive games just once.<sup id="cite_ref-crownjewel_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crownjewel-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 209 plate appearances, he walked just 14 times, but also struck out just 25 for a 12.1% strikeout rate.<sup id="cite_ref-taverastime_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taverastime-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Making his MLB debut at <a href="/wiki/Busch_Stadium" title="Busch Stadium">Busch Stadium</a> on the afternoon of Saturday, May 31, against the <a href="/wiki/2014_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2014 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a>, Taveras flied out in his first at-bat. However, he launched his <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/0/v33325603/sfstl-taveras-launches-a-solo-shot-for-first-hit">first hit and home run</a>, which traveled 418 feet (127 m), in his next at-bat. It occurred with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning against <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Yusmeiro_Petit" title="Yusmeiro Petit">Yusmeiro Petit</a>. He became the youngest to hit a home run in his major league debut for the Cardinals since <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Morgan_(baseball)" title="Eddie Morgan (baseball)">Eddie Morgan</a> in <a href="/wiki/1936_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1936 St. Louis Cardinals season">1936</a>. It also started to rain, immediately forcing a 47-minute delay. The home run proved to be the game-winning run as the Cardinals won, 2–0.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taveras hit his first MLB single the next day, June 1. When <a href="/wiki/Matt_Adams" title="Matt Adams">Matt Adams</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 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%.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One month after his first call-up, the Cardinals recalled Taveras on June 30. He was batting .318 with a .502 SLG at Memphis.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To allow him more playing opportunities, the Cardinals <a href="/wiki/Trade_(sports)" title="Trade (sports)">traded</a> slumping incumbent right fielder <a href="/wiki/Allen_Craig" title="Allen Craig">Allen Craig</a> to the <a href="/wiki/2014_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2014 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> on the July 31 non-<a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions#Waiver" title="Major League Baseball transactions">waiver</a> trade deadline.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His first career three-hit game was on September 7 against the <a href="/wiki/2014_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2014 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That series, he played three of the four games, collecting five hits in eight at-bats with a home run and four RBI. It was one of eight multi-hit games on the year.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taveras finished the 2014 season with a batting average of .239 in 80 major league games. He appeared on the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">postseason</a> roster for the Cardinals, playing exclusively as a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a>, and collected three hits and two runs scored in seven total at bats. His postseason debut was in the <a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Division_Series" title="2014 National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2014_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2014 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. One hit was a home run that tied the score in Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">tweet</a> was "Thanks for all the fan support!" on October 13.<sup id="cite_ref-sanchez_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanchez-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Skills_profile">Skills profile</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Skills profile"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regarded as a left-handed hitting version of <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a> (also a native of the Dominican Republic), one of Taveras' prized skills was an ability that few possess to square the bat on—and effectively hit—pitches that are out of the strike zone, much as the case was with Guerrero. Because of his bat speed and the wide range of pitch locations of which he could hit, Taveras successfully unraveled what are termed as "<a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>'s pitches", which helped contribute to his high batting average.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An aggressive hitter, Taveras maintained control with his smooth swing.<sup id="cite_ref-impact_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-impact-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 allowed him to assert considerable bat control to make constant, square contact with the incoming pitch.<sup id="cite_ref-BNS_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNS-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through 2013, Taveras' career minor league batting average was .320 with 45 home runs and 275 RBIs in 374 games.<sup id="cite_ref-stats_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although Taveras' defensive skills were not as prodigious as his hitting abilities, he ran routes well and had solid instincts.<sup id="cite_ref-BNS_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNS-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 abilities in the outfield.<sup id="cite_ref-impact_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-impact-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 26, 2014, Taveras and his girlfriend, Edilia Arvelo, died in a <a href="/wiki/Traffic_collision" title="Traffic collision">car accident</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on the Sosúa-Cabarete freeway in <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Plata_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Plata (city)">Puerto Plata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His new red 2014 <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Camaro" title="Chevrolet Camaro">Chevrolet Camaro</a> had gone off the road at a high rate of speed, hitting a tree.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taveras suffered multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at Sosúa Cabarete Medical Center. Arvelo suffered injuries to the head and to the chest.<sup id="cite_ref-sanchez_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanchez-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The accident occurred at 7:40 PM <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>, just before the start of Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014 World Series</a>. Cardinals <a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_owners_and_executives" title="List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives">chairman</a> <a href="/wiki/William_DeWitt,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="William DeWitt, Jr.">William DeWitt, Jr.</a> issued the following statement: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>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 tonight.<sup id="cite_ref-sanchez_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanchez-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Cardinals <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Mozeliak" title="John Mozeliak">John Mozeliak</a> made a statement, saying: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>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 fullest.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Cardinals <a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_managers" title="List of St. Louis Cardinals managers">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Matheny" title="Mike Matheny">Mike Matheny</a> 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."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a> stated, "With heavy hearts, tonight we play Game 5 of the 2014 World Series in the memory of these two young people."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aftermath_and_legacy">Aftermath and legacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Aftermath and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Observances on behalf of Arvelo and Taveras and a moment of silence were held before Game 6 of the World Series, before the <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_first_pitch" title="Ceremonial first pitch">first pitch</a>. <a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2014 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Yordano_Ventura" title="Yordano Ventura">Yordano Ventura</a> wrote "<a href="/wiki/Rest_in_peace" title="Rest in peace">R.I.P.</a> O.T #18" on his hat along with other tributes on his cleats and glove. His hat was turned in for display at the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a>. (Ventura himself died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic less than three years later.)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 28, the Cardinals left the right field lights on at <a href="/wiki/Busch_Stadium" title="Busch Stadium">Busch Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and released a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/527233183239389184/photo/1">Twitter photo of the scene</a> the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>More than an estimated 5,000 gathered for Taveras's <a href="/wiki/Funeral" title="Funeral">funeral</a> in Sosúa, including around 40 who gathered on the rooftop of a cemetery church. Many of the mourners wore jerseys with <i>"El Fenómeno"</i> printed on their backs. "He was like <a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a> here. He was here to uplift kids and put the town on the map. He was the hope," said teammate <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Mart%C3%ADnez_(pitcher,_born_1991)" title="Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991)">Carlos Martínez</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fenomeno_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fenomeno-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Martínez requested to change his <a href="/wiki/Baseball_uniform" title="Baseball uniform">uniform</a> number from 44 to 18 (Taveras's number) to honor him in part because they were also friends. The team granted his request.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taveras had left behind a one-year-old son, Oscar Yadier Taveras.<sup id="cite_ref-fenomeno_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fenomeno-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Questions arose as to whether he was <a href="/wiki/Alcohol_intoxication" title="Alcohol intoxication">intoxicated</a> in that fatal crash on the Sosúa-Cabarete freeway. On November 11, press releases confirmed that his <a href="/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content" title="Blood alcohol content">blood alcohol content</a> was 0.287, nearly six times the legal limit for the Dominican Republic.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the second alcohol-related fatality to a Cardinals player in a decade, following that of <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hancock" title="Josh Hancock">Josh Hancock</a> in 2007, <a href="/wiki/John_Mozeliak" title="John Mozeliak">John Mozeliak</a> 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".<sup id="cite_ref-several_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-several-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2015, DeWitt announced plans for the Cardinals to renovate a baseball field in Sosúa in Taveras's honor, modeled after the Cardinals Care facilities in <a href="/wiki/Greater_St._Louis" title="Greater St. Louis">Greater St. Louis</a>. The team would also wear black circular patches inscribed with OT (Taveras's initials) inside a white circle on their jerseys. The patch will omit Taveras's No. 18 because Carlos Martínez was already wearing it as his uniform number as a tribute. A large <a href="/wiki/Decal" title="Decal">decal</a> in his memorial was posted in the home team bullpen of <a href="/wiki/Busch_Stadium" title="Busch Stadium">Busch Stadium</a> along with the ones of Hancock and former pitcher <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Kile" title="Darryl Kile">Darryl Kile</a>, who died of <a href="/wiki/Coronary_artery_disease" title="Coronary artery disease">coronary artery disease</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2002_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2002 St. Louis Cardinals season">2002 season</a> while still active.<sup id="cite_ref-several_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-several-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Taveras&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award/honor </th> <th># of times </th> <th>Dates (<i>Ranking or event</i>) </th> <th>Refs </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align: center;"><b>Minor leagues</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/All-Star_Futures_Game" title="All-Star Futures Game">All-Star Futures Game</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2013</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Scout1_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scout1-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minor leagues All-Star </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>2010 (<a href="/wiki/Appalachian_League" title="Appalachian League">Appalachian League</a>), 2012 midseason and postseason (<a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a>) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-scout_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scout-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minor leagues All-Star game MVP </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 midseason (Texas League) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Scout1_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scout1-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Baseball America'</i>s Top 100 minor league prospects </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>pre-2012 (#74), pre-2013 (#2), pre-2014 (#3) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-stats_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a>'s Top 50 minor league prospects </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>pre-2013 (#3), pre-2014 (#2) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-stats_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Prospectus" title="Baseball Prospectus">Baseball Prospectus</a>'</i> Top minor league prospects </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>pre-2012 (#23), pre-2013 (#3), pre-2014 (#3) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-stats_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Baseball America'</i>s Cardinals' top prospect </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>pre-2013 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cardinals organization Player of the Year </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Scout1_53-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scout1-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cardinals organization Player of the Month </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>July 2011, April 2012, June 2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Scout1_53-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scout1-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Texas League Player of the Year </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Texas League top prospects </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 (#2) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Texas League "Most Exciting Player" </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Texas League "Best Batting Prospect" </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Midwest League Player of the Week </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>July 11–17, 2011 and August 22–28, 2011 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Scout1_53-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scout1-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Baseball America</i> Minor league All-Star </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Topps" title="Topps">Topps</a> Texas League Player of the Year </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-media_54-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-media-54"><span 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Noren">Irv Noren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Conyers" title="Herb Conyers">Herb Conyers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Gil_McDougald" title="Gil McDougald">Gil McDougald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Dyck" title="Jim Dyck">Jim Dyck</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hunter_(baseball)" title="Billy Hunter (baseball)">Billy Hunter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Frazier_(baseball)" title="Joe Frazier (baseball)">Joe Frazier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Kellert" title="Frank Kellert">Frank Kellert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Murray" title="Ray Murray">Ray Murray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Guettler" title="Ken Guettler">Ken Guettler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Frey" title="Jim Frey">Jim Frey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Lutz_(baseball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Lutz (baseball) (page does not exist)">Michael Lutz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Warwick" title="Carl Warwick">Carl Warwick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hiller" title="Chuck Hiller">Chuck Hiller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Linz" title="Phil Linz">Phil Linz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Peterson" title="Cap Peterson">Cap Peterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beauchamp" title="Jim Beauchamp">Jim Beauchamp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Posada" title="Leo Posada">Leo Posada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hutton" title="Tommy Hutton">Tommy Hutton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Colbert" title="Nate Colbert">Nate Colbert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spencer" title="Jim Spencer">Jim Spencer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sudakis" title="Bill Sudakis">Bill Sudakis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Johnson_(minor_league_baseball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Larry Johnson (minor league baseball) (page does not exist)">Larry Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grich" title="Bobby Grich">Bobby Grich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rivers" title="Mickey Rivers">Mickey Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Enos_Cabell" title="Enos Cabell">Enos Cabell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Elliott" title="Randy Elliott">Randy 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