Sean Burroughs -- the ninth-overall pick in the 1998 MLB Draft -- has suddenly passed away, it was announced on Friday. He was just 43 years old.
The former third baseman was coaching his son's Little League game in California on Thursday when he suffered cardiac arrest.
Burroughs was a standout for the Long Beach Little League World Series teams in 1992-93 ... becoming the first American-born pitcher to throw back-to-back no-hitters as he led his teammates to two titles.
His father -- former American League MVP Jeff Burroughs -- was the coach of the team.