The
baseball
community
is
mourning
the
loss
of
a
young
talent.
Former
Houston
Astros
prospect
Ronny
Garcia
died
in
a
traffic
accident
in
Samaná,
Dominican
Republic,
the
team
confirmed
on
social
media.
He
was
24.
The
Astros,
who
initially
signed
Ronny
as
an
international
prospect
in
2016,
added
in
their
April
20
statement, “Our
condolences
go
out
to
his
family
and
friends.”
The
pitcher,
his
father
and
one
other
person
were
killed
in
the
crash,
which
involved
two
motorcycles,
local
newspaper
Alertas
Mundial
reported,
on
the
highway
that
connects
Samaná
with
Las
Galeras.
Throughout
his
eight-year
career
in
professional
baseball,
Ronny
pitched
for
a
number
of
teams
in
the
Dominican
Republic
and
the
United
States.
He
recorded
200
strikeouts,
and
spent
three
seasons
with
the
North
Carolina-based
Fayetteville
Woodpeckers,
a
minor
league
affiliate
of
the
Astros.
“We
are
saddened
to
learn
of
the
passing
of
Ronny
Garcia,”
the
team
wrote
in
an
April
20
post
on
X. “Ronny
spent
parts
of
three
seasons
with
Fayetteville,
always
carrying
a
smile
around
the
ballpark.
He
was
a
talented
pitcher
and
a
beloved
teammate.
Our
thoughts
are
with
his
family
during
this
difficult
time.”
Celebrity Fails
