Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Blake Bivens spoke publicly for the first time since he lost his wife, toddler and mother-in-law last August to a triple-homicide in Virginia.
Bivens, 24, shared the details of how he learned of his family’s death on Facebook during a live conversation with The River Church (Danville, Virginia) interim senior pastor Travis Gore.
His wife, Emily, 14-month-old son Cullen and mother-in-law, Joan Bernard, were killed Aug. 28. His brother-in-law, Matthew Bernard, was arrested and is awaiting trial.
Bivens learned of family’s death on Facebook
Bivens, who was playing with the Double-A team in Montgomery, Alabama, at the time, said he knew something was wrong when he didn’t wake up to his standard text message from Emily.