Following the death of MLB player and former outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, an investigation was conducted to determine if Oscar Taveras was intoxicated prior to be killed in the car accident. The results were released today, and show that Taveras was in fact intoxicated and had a blood alcohol content 5 times greater the legal state limit. He was killed along with his girlfriend on the highway of Puerta Plata on Oct. 26 after he lost control of the car after exceeding the speed limit.
Taveras left behind a bright future because of one bad mistake. According to MLB.com, he was ranked a top 3 MLB recruit at an age of only 22 years old. He was signed by the Cardinals back in 2008, in the first year player draft. However, he was brought up this past season to play right field for the Cardinals, and made his first career playoff start in the National League Division series. This season, Tavares hit .239 with 3 homeruns and 22 runs batted in which was accumulated in 80 games. He is best known for his heroics in game 2 of the NL Championship series, when he hit a homerun in the 7th inning against the Giants.
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