Luis Valbuena, who played the final two seasons of his big league career with the Angels, was killed in a car accident on Thursday night, along with former big leaguer José Castillo, a spokesperson for their Venezuelan team confirmed.
Valbuena was 33, and Castillo was 37.
The accident reportedly occurred when their car collided with a rock that rolled on to the road in the state of Yarucuy, in Valbuena’s native Venezuela.
According to reports, the car was being driven by the driver for former Arizona Diamondbacks player and winter ball teammate Carlos Rivero, both of whom survived.