ST. LOUIS — The baseball world was stunned Sunday night with the horrible news of Oscar Taveras' death in the Dominican Republic.
Taveras' teammates on the Cardinals and other players in the game took to Twitter to express their feelings.
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Absolute Tragedy.. My prayers go out to Oscar Taveras family.
— Matt Carpenter (@MattCarp13) October 27, 2014Wow! My heart truly hurts to hear the passing of Oscar! I've played with him every year and we truly lost a great person! #RIPOscarTaveras
— Kolten Wong (@KoltenWong) October 27, 2014Tragic news about oscar and girlfriend. Prayers for both families. His influence on his teammates and the organization won't be forgotten.
— Trevor Rosenthal (@TrevRosenthal) October 27, 2014So sad to hear about Oscar. My prayers go out to his family. In complete shock.. So sad.. Life isn't fair
— Randal Grichuk (@RGrich15) October 27, 2014Shocked to hear about @Cardinals OF Oscar Taveras and girlfriend...Praying for their family and friends.
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) October 27, 2014Life is so Precious! Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Oscar Taveras..Kid was an absolute stud! #CardinalsNation
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) October 27, 2014Sick to my stomach at dinner. A great ballplayer and person taken at 22. RIP oscar taveras and prayers to your family
— Jarred Cosart (@JarredCosart) October 27, 2014Wow that is so sad and just terrible. Rest in peace Oscar. You Will be Missed.
— Joseph Kelly Jr. (@JosephKellyJr) October 27, 2014My condolences to the @Cardinals and the family of Oscar Tavares and his girlfriend.So terrible and heartbreaking.He had incredible talent.
— Jonathan Lucroy (@JLucroy20) October 27, 2014Deeply saddened by the news of Oscar Taveras. Great young talent and truly a tragic ending to a promising story. Praying for his family
— Chris Davis (@CrushD19) October 27, 2014Last 30 minutes I've been sick to my stomach. Keep thinking about Oscar's big smile in the dugout whenever we made a big play/got a big hit
— Pat Neshek (@PatNeshek) October 27, 2014Can't believe the news. Will always remember his first home run! Unbelievable guy #ripOscar pic.twitter.com/EZMW97eDIV
— Michael Wacha (@MichaelWacha) October 27, 2014Wow, heartbraking to hear about the loss of Oscar Taveras..Tell your loved ones how much you love them, never know when theyll be gone #RIP
— Addison reed (@Areed43) October 27, 2014