Former Mariners Catcher Jesus Montero Lifeless at 35

Jesus Montero — an ex-Main League Baseball participant with the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees — has died … in keeping with tribute submit from the Yankees.

The crew shared a photograph of Montero to X Sunday morning … writing, “The Yankees are deeply saddened to study of the passing of Jesús Montero. We ship our sincerest condolences to his household & family members.”

The Seattle Instances — citing Venezuelan shops — reported earlier this month that Montero was driving a bike in his residence nation when he was hit by a pickup truck. He was rushed to a hospital within the metropolis of Valencia. Newsweek reported he was intubated on the hospital.

The Yankees signed Montero out of Venezuela in 2006 when he was simply 17 years outdated … and, he made his main league debut for the membership in 2011.

After enjoying simply 18 video games for NY in 2011, he was traded to the Mariners in a deal that concerned pitcher Michael Pineda … and, he spent components of the subsequent 4 seasons within the Pacific Northwest, showing in 208 video games for the membership.

Montero was concerned in a memorable altercation in 2014 with a coach who despatched him an ice cream sandwich whereas he was enjoying for the Single-A Everett AquaSox. After he obtained the sandwich, Montero went up into the stands with a bat to confront the coach and threw the sandwich at him.

It seems Jesus final performed for the Águilas del Zulia — a Venezuelan baseball crew — through the 2020-2021 season.

Montero was 35.