BREAKING NEWS St Louis Cardinals OF Oscar Taveras killed in crash

Oscar Taveras was going to be a star.

A native of the Dominican Republic, Taveras was considered one of baseball’s top prospects, consistently ranked among the best young players in the game. At 22 years old, Taveras had smoked through the St. Louis Cardinals’ minor league system. Thirty home run seasons and All-Star Game appearances seemed to lay ahead.

But instead of celebrating Taveras’ potential Sunday, the baseball world was mourning his death after the outfielder was killed in a car accident alongside his girlfriend, Edilia Arvelo, 18.

Details of the crash aren’t fully known. Photographs from the accident site in the Dominican Republic showed his 2014 Chevrolet Camaro -- bright, bold Cardinals red -- twisted and bent, the front end crushed in, the surface dented and pressed like it was struck repeatedly with a hammer.

Baseball has had other fatal accidents in recent memory. Nick Adenhart. Josh Hancock. Brian Cole. Mike Darr. And now, Oscar Francisco Taveras.