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Yoervis Medina, former Mariners and Cubs pitcher, dies at 37
The local authorities said that the major reason for Medina’s death was a heart attack. He lost control of the vehicle, hit the cars that were parked, and later he was found unconscious.
Yoervis Medina, the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs pitching staff vital, has passed away at the age of 37.
Radio America, the local media, informed that the police were called to the scene of a road accident that took place on Friday night, Oct. 30, near the Via Veneto Shopping Center in Carabobo, Venezuela.
The first report indicates that Medina suffered a heart attack while driving. Consequently, he lost control of the vehicle and hit the cars that were parked and empty. The paramedics who arrived at the scene found that he was already dead. The authorities have not given any other details or confirmation regarding the incident.
Yoervis Medina dies after Venezuelan officials report local heart attack while driving
The former Yoervis Medina Major League player of the Seattle Mariners and the Chicago Cubs has died aged 37. Radio America, a local media, reported that the police were called to a road accident scene at night October 30 near the Via Veneto Shopping Center in Carabobo, Venezuela. According to the reports, Medina had a heart attack while driving and therefore his vehicle hit some cars which were parked. They discovered him dead at the scene.
The next day, the Everett AquaSox, the Mariners’ Class A team, broke the news on X: “Very sad news from Venezuela, ex AquaSox pitcher Yoervis Medina (2010) has left us at the age of 37. He was a Major League pitcher from 2013 to 2015. RIP.”
The Seattle organization signed Medina as an international free agent in 2005 and he was promoted to the AquaSox in 2010 to play minor leagues.
Yoervis Medina, a Former Seattle Mariners Relief Pitcher, Dies at 37; Had a 2.82 ERA in Seattle
Everett AquaSox and Mariners Expressed Their Grief — Venezuelan Authorities: Heart Attack While Driving
On the night of October 31, the Everett AquaSox made known the death of Yoervis Medina, a former Miami Marlins and Chicago Cubs pitcher, at the age of 37. Through their social media channels, the Seattle Mariners, offered their sympathies: “The passing of the former Mariners pitcher Yoervis Medina is a very sad news for us… Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the deceased.”
Right-handed pitcher Medina, who hailed from Venezuela, was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2005. After spending a year with the Everett AquaSox in 2010, he made his major league debut in the middle of the 2013 season. Overall, he was a Mariners player during the 2013 to 2015 seasons when he recorded a 2.82 ERA in 141 relief appearances, and in 137 of the 140 innings pitched, he had strikeouts.
Yoervis Medina’s career after the Cubs trade: Final stint in the minors and overseas play
Yoervis Medina was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2015, he only made five outings with the team and he had a 7.00 ERA. After that, he had a very short stint in the minor league with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2016 and now he is pitching in Italy and Venezuela. The last time he was with an affiliated club was in 2016 when he was part of the Philadelphia Phillies organization and after making three appearances, he was released from a minor‑league contract. In the past few years, he has kept up with his professional career both abroad and at home. He has been pitching in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League and in 2023 he was playing for Tecnograniti Senago in Italy.