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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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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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Taveras earned with the River Bandits was for the week ending August 28. He batted .581 (18â31) 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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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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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 â which included the five-hit game â after batting .500 (14â28) with two home runs, four RBI and 11 runs scored. Taveras won his second organizational Player of the Month award of 2012 â and third of his career â for June after
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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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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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528:(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.
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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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I simply canât 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 (32â94) with six HR and 21 RBI. On June 4, he achieved his first career five-hit game against
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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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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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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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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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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 (34â98), six HR and 19 RBI. Beginning June 8, he amassed a 12-game
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from ages 12 to 16 and obtained Canadian citizenship. Afterwards, he returned to the
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2360:"Cardinals Oscar Taveras set to be the next big thing in baseball"
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caught and pronated awkwardly on the bag, resulting in a high-
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2702:"Official: Taveras' blood-alcohol level was five times limit"
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2165:"Cardinals activate Matt Adams, send Oscar Taveras to minors"
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Taveras hit his first MLB single the next day, June 1. When
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Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
2006:"Taveras time: Cardinals finally promote top OF prospect"
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May 31, 2014, for the St. Louis Cardinals
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List of baseball players who died during their careers
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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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2651:"Cards to let Martinez wear No. 18 to honor Taveras"
2569:"Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura killed in car crash"
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2623:"Cardinals find perfect way to honor Oscar Taveras"
1495:"Oscar Taveras Minor League statistics and history"
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2543:"Commissioner's statement regarding Oscar Taveras"
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1812:"Oscar Taveras profile, Bio: 2013 highlights"
1636:Cardinals Press Release (November 30, 2012).
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1384:"Crowds mourn 'El Fenomeno' Taveras"
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2806:"2013 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide"
2724:Goold, Derrick (January 20, 2015).
2493:Goold, Derrick (October 27, 2014).
2447:Horowitz, Anna (October 26, 2014).
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1468:Baldwin, Michael (April 13, 2013).
1382:Goold, Derrick (October 29, 2014).
916:. MartĂnez requested to change his
747:National League Championship Series
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1710:Staff report (February 19, 2013).
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2621:Boren, Cindy (October 29, 2014).
2402:Kalaf, Samer (October 27, 2014).
2244:"John Lackey traded to Cardinals"
1159:July 2011, April 2012, June 2012
1079:'s Top 50 minor league prospects
1063:s Top 100 minor league prospects
789:on the SosĂșa-Cabarete freeway in
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398:Dominican Summer League Cardinals
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2214:Goold, Derrick (June 30, 2014).
1779:Moore, Dan (February 15, 2013).
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275:Texas League Player of the Year
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3754:Baseball players from Montreal
3719:Johnson City Cardinals players
2297:"Oscar Taveras 2014 game logs"
2216:"Cardinals bring back Taveras"
2163:Snyder, Matt (June 13, 2014).
2114:Halsted, Alex (May 31, 2014).
2088:Halsted, Alex (May 31, 2014).
1950:Halsted, Alex (May 30, 2014).
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1098:Top minor league prospects
662:St. Louis Cardinals in 2014
580:2013 World Baseball Classic
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1900:"Top 100 prospects (1-50)"
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660:Taveras playing for the
562:Taveras batting for the
377:Taveras batting for the
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1764:"Top 50 Prospects".
1742:. stlouis.cardinals.
966:while still active.
863:Aftermath and legacy
677:San Francisco Giants
595:Pacific Coast League
290:San Francisco Giants
2628:The Washington Post
2482:. October 27, 2014.
2454:The Huffington Post
1876:on December 3, 2013
1768:. January 29, 2013.
1578:. February 21, 2012
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797:. His new red 2014
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727:Milwaukee Brewers
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3138:Chuck Hiller
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3122:Michael Lutz
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3586:Chad Pinder
3514:Alex Gordon
3498:Ryan Shealy
3434:Bubba Smith
3290:Bobby Clark
3250:HĂ©ctor Cruz
3234:Enos Cabell
3218:Bobby Grich
3202:Jim Spencer
3082:Joe Frazier
3026:Hank Schenz
3010:Rip Russell
2994:Nick Cullop
2986:Dizzy Trout
2946:Zeke Bonura
2735:January 20,
2660:January 20,
2634:November 3,
2606:October 31,
2552:November 3,
2526:November 3,
2504:October 31,
2460:October 26,
2432:October 26,
2366:October 27,
2340:December 6,
2325:Callis, Jim
2306:January 19,
2281:January 19,
2255:January 20,
2050:October 31,
1909:October 26,
1787:October 28,
1766:MLB Network
1749:December 1,
1618:November 4,
1582:December 7,
1554:December 7,
1531:November 3,
1444:December 7,
1417:Toronto Sun
1395:November 2,
980:# of times
964:2002 season
962:during the
956:Darryl Kile
925:intoxicated
869:first pitch
715:Allen Craig
635:2014 season
294:right field
263:strike zone
3663:Categories
3602:Matt Beaty
3554:Matt Adams
3482:Chad Tracy
3474:Jason Lane
3458:Adam Piatt
3370:Jeff Manto
3338:Jim Steels
3282:Karl Pagel
3258:John Balaz
3178:Leo Posada
3170:Joe Morgan
3098:Ray Murray
2970:Les Mallon
2930:Dizzy Dean
2849:, or
2845:, or
2841:, or
2837:, or
2681:CBS Sports
1896:Law, Keith
1847:August 15,
1723:August 15,
1695:August 15,
1672:August 15,
1668:. Milb.com
1649:August 15,
1362:References
1185:2012 (#2)
844:Cardinals
828:Cardinals
731:postseason
703:Matt Adams
440:Burlington
394:free agent
334:Phenomenon
312:Early life
236:free agent
230:") in the
228:Phenomenon
206:outfielder
65:1992-06-19
3418:Tim Unroe
3394:John Jaha
3314:Steve Sax
3306:Tim Leary
3146:Phil Linz
3042:Irv Noren
2962:Rudy York
2847:Fangraphs
2766:Scout.com
2707:USA Today
2011:USA Today
1935:March 23,
1439:scout.com
1319:Biography
1282:Scout.com
1120:pre-2013
935:in 2007,
857:Bud Selig
466:in 2004.
431:hamstring
332:for "The
328:which is
226:for "The
196:Dominican
146:Home runs
110:MLB debut
3114:Jim Frey
3066:Jim Dyck
3034:Al Rosen
2427:ESPN.com
2408:Deadspin
2227:June 30,
2199:June 13,
2176:June 13,
1331:Baseball
1299:See also
910:Superman
840:fullest.
824:tonight.
814:chairman
588:Triple-A
547:for the
438:against
349:Montreal
306:playoffs
200:Canadian
2860:Twitter
2771:June 1,
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1305:Portals
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902:funeral
881:wrote "
846:manager
767:pitcher
717:to the
641:of the
611:Surgery
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424:Class A
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286:homered
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711:traded
623:roster
448:double
244:batted
101:Threw:
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1256:2012
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990:Refs
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781:Death
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446:by a
322:SosĂșa
169:Teams
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