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Former New York Mets minor league prospect is killed in Dominican Republic after the 21-year-old crashed his SUV into a bridge and fell in a ditch
- Darwyn Encarnación, a former minor leaguer for the New York Mets, was killed in an automobile crash in La Vega, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday
- The 21-year-old crashed his Honda CRV into a section of the Arenoso Bridge before the vehicle landed in a ditch below
- Encarnación was rushed to a local hospital where he was declared dead
- He signed with New York in March 2019 and was assigned to the club’s Rookie-level Dominican Summer League
- Encarnación played in 35 games, hitting .248 with one home run and eight RBI
A former prospect in the New York Mets minor league system was killed in an automobile accident in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday.
Darwyn Encarnación, 21, was driving his Honda CRV when he crashed into a section of the Arenoso Bridge in the north central municipality of La Vega.
The impact of the crash sent the SUV into a cobblestone ditch below the bridge.
He was pulled out from the wrecked vehicle and was rushed to Juan Bosch Hospital, where doctors attempted to save his life before he was declared dead, El Diario Libre newspaper reported.
Darwyn Encarnación, a 21-year-old former prospect in the New York Mets minor league system, was killed in a SUV crash in La Vega, Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Encarnación was signed by the Mets in March 2019 and was assigned to the club’s Rookie-level Dominican Summer League affiliate. He appeared in 35 games during the 2019 season
Residents in La Vega, Dominican Republic, stand near the site where former Mets minor leaguer Darwyn Encarnación’s SUV landed after he crashed the vehicle into the section of a bridge and landed in a ditch below on Wednesday. He was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead
Encarnación was signed as an international free agent in March 2019 by the Mets.
“He was a great human being, very disciplined, respectful and polite. He played with us for just one year, in 2019,” a team official with the club’s Dominican Republic academy told MLB insider Héctor Gómez.
The SUV was completely wrecked after Mets minor leaguer Darwyn Encarnación crashed it into a section of a bridge in La Vega, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday. The 21-year-old was taken to a local hospital where he died
Residents in the Dominican Republic city of La Vega stand near the wrecked SUV driven by Darwyn Encarnación moments after he crashed it on a bridge and landed on a ditch below. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died
Former New York Mets minor leaguer Darwyn Encarnación with his mother
As part of his contract signing, New York also provided Encarnación a scholarship and he was studying at a local university following his release.
Encarnación played 35 games with the Mets’ Dominican Summer League affiliate in 2019.
The outfielder hit .248 with one home run and eight RBI in the 35 games he appeared in for the two teams that the Mets fielded in the Rookie-level league.
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