CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan baseball officials say Seattle Mariners pitching prospect Victor Sanchez has died from head injuries he suffered in a boating accident last month.
Sanchez’s Venezuelan team, the Caracas Lions, issued a statement saying he died Saturday night after being in a coma 42 days.
Sanchez was swimming on Feb. 14 when he was struck in the head by the propeller of a motorboat at a beach in the Venezuelan coastal town of Campano.
The 20-year-old right-handed pitcher was 7-6 with a 4.19 ERA last season at Double-A Jackson. He signed with the Mariners in 2011.
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