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St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder Oscar Taveras, 22, died along with his girlfriend Edilia Arvelo, 18, in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2014.
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, file photo, Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura has an RIP O.T. #18 on his hat, paying tribute to his friend and countryman, Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras as he walks off the field during the first inning of Game 6 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants in Kansas City, Mo. Ventura, whose electric arm and confident demeanor helped lead his long-suffering team to the 2015 World Series title, died in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic early Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Taveras also was killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic, and his funeral occurred just hours before Ventura stepped on the mound for Game 6. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2014, file handout photo, provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Agency shows the heavily damaged vehicle in which Dominican baseball player Oscar Taveras was killed along with a young woman passenger, near the city of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Dominican officials say that young St. Louis Cardinals prospect Oscar Taveras was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Transportation Agency, File)
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A baseball card showing St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras is attached to a hat as part of a makeshift memorial outside Busch Stadium Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, in St. Louis. Taveras, the Cardinals' outfielder regarded as one of the majors' top prospects, died Sunday in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic. He was 22. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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FILE - In this May 31, 2014, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras smiles after the Cardinals' 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game in St. Louis. Taveras died Sunday Oct. 26, 2014 in an auto accident in his native Dominican Republic, according to Angel Ovalles, the Cardinals’ representative in the Caribbean country. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson,File)
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FILE - This May 31, 2014 file photo shows St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras smiling after the Cardinals' 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants in St. Louis. Authorities say, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, Taveras has died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)
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St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras pumps his fist as he runs down the first base line after hitting an RBI single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras watches his solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Saturday, May 31, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras watches his solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Saturday, May 31, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Saturday, May 31, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras, left, is congratulated by third base coach Jose Oquendo after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 31, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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St. Louis Cardinals' Kolten Wong watches his ground-rule double to score Oscar Taveras during the second inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the New York Mets Friday, March 7, 2014, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
