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Former MLB Reliever Yoervis Medina Dies at 37 in Venezuela

Local media report a suspected heart attack led to a fatal crash near a Naguanagua shopping center.

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CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 17: Catcher David Ross #3 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates with closing pitcher Yoervis Medina #33 after the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on June 17, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs defeated the Indians 17-0. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Seattle Mariners, Everett AquaSox and Venezuelan club Cardenales de Lara confirmed Medina’s death and shared condolences.
  • Reports from Venezuela say he crashed into several parked cars at the Via Veneto Shopping Center in Naguanagua, with no additional injuries reported.
  • Authorities’ medical and investigative details have been described in coverage as preliminary and sourced to local outlets such as Radio America and Líder en Deportes.
  • Medina pitched for the Mariners from 2013 to 2015 before a 2015 trade to the Cubs, compiling a 3.08 ERA across 146 MLB appearances.
  • After leaving affiliated baseball in 2016, he continued his career in the Venezuelan winter league and later played in Italy in 2023 and the Czech Republic in 2024.