Former MLB Player Cause Of Death Revealed

Former MLB infielder, Sean Burroughs’ cause of death, has been revealed.

Sean Burroughs, who played for the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Minnesota Twins, died on May 9 after authorities found his body unconscious in his car.

At the time, Burroughs had just dropped off his son for a Little League baseball game.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner has now reported Burroughs died of fentanyl intoxication and ruled his death as an accident.

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— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) July 11, 2024

Check out what Fox News reported:

Former MLB infielder Sean Burroughs died of fentanyl intoxication when he was found inside his vehicle at a California baseball field in May, the Los Angeles County medical examiner said Wednesday.

The medical examiner ruled Burroughs’ death to be an accident.

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On May 9, Burroughs was found unconscious near his car shortly after he dropped his son, Knox, off for a Little League baseball game, Long Beach Little League President Doug Wittman said. Efforts to revive Burroughs were unsuccessful.

The 43-year-old was the son of former Major League outfielder Jeff Burroughs. He was the star of the Long Beach Little League team in 1992 and 1993. The team won the Little League World Series in both years – in 1992, their opponent was ruled to be using over-aged players. He pitched consecutive no-hitters in 1993 to help his team claim back-to-back titles.

The San Diego Padres selected Burroughs with the No. 9 overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft. He quickly became a star slugger in the Padres’ farm system and was named the MVP of the MLB All-Star Futures Games. He also helped Team USA to a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics.

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— TMZ (@TMZ) July 11, 2024

Per TMZ:

Sean Burroughs — the ninth-overall pick in the 1998 MLB Draft — died from a fentanyl overdose.

The late MLB player’s official cause of death is listed as fentanyl intoxication and his death has been ruled an accident … according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

As we reported … 43-year-old Sean died back in May, when he was found unresponsive next to his car in a Long Beach parking lot outside his son’s Little League baseball game. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sean was a coach on his son’s team, and folks got worried when he didn’t show up for the start of the game. That’s when they went looking for him, and found his body.

RIP Sean Burroughs.
This was such a classic.
At 12, he smashed it with Letterman.

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— Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) May 13, 2024