The tragic news comes following a motor vehicle accident in Montero’s native Venezuela, as reported by local media.

The New York Yankees announced Sunday that former top prospect Jesús Montero has died at the age of 35-years-old.

Jesus Montero, who was a highly-touted prospect for the New York Yankees who played one season for the franchise before four more with the Seattle Mariners, died at the age of 35.

Montero was MLB’s No. 9 prospect in 2011, the season in which he made his big-league debut with the Yankees as a 21-year-old.

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