Luis Guevara, a 19 -year -old player from Baltimore Orioles’s minors, died as a result of the injuries suffered during a “vessel incident,” according to Florida’s Wildlife and Wildlife Commission (FWC).
A, in a statement, which Guevara was involved in an accident near Lido Key in Sarasota County on Sunday.
The FWC told CNN that the investigators found that four people were thrown into the water after two jet skis collide “frontally”. Two passengers suffered minor injuries, while Guevara and another were taken to the hospital. The player of the smallest alloys died due to the injuries on Sunday.
In a statement published on social networks.
“Luis was a dear member of our organization, and we are devastated after his tragic death,” said Mike Elias, executive vice president and general manager of Orioles, in a statement in X.
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“Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and teammates, and we ask your privacy to continue to be respected during this difficult time.”
Guevara was hired by Orioles in January 2023 as an international free agent, having grown in Venezuela.
In his first season at American baseball, he played 30 games: 24 with Single-A Delmarva, four with FCL Orioles and two with Double-A Chesapeake.
He had spent his first two professional baseball seasons in 2023 and 2024 with DSL Orioles in the Dominican Republic.
