Minoring in Twitter: Players mourn, remember Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras
By dannywild2013
By Danny Wild / MiLB.com
St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic on Sunday afternoon. The news was crushing to the baseball community as players, coaches and teams reacted on Twitter to the stunning tragedy:
https://twitter.com/D_Geiger/status/526536975210536960
https://twitter.com/GianSanity/status/526542056043610114
https://twitter.com/TAZ_Zych/status/526550637669265408
https://twitter.com/WatkinsLogan/status/526539349077143553
https://twitter.com/adamlib21/status/526727502723825664
https://twitter.com/deckmcguire/status/526712639163215872
https://twitter.com/SuaveCF1/status/526587064784257024
https://twitter.com/StevenSouzaJR/status/526568110711521280
https://twitter.com/carskelly/status/526562997393965057
https://twitter.com/blail3/status/526559083852472320
https://twitter.com/PrestonTucker25/status/526545952451358720
https://twitter.com/KingSherriff/status/526544817711362048
https://twitter.com/TClarkDetBB/status/526544583464075264
https://twitter.com/JustinHenry1/status/526542939397181440
https://twitter.com/DaltonPompey/status/526542714763247616
https://twitter.com/pizzaboy34/status/526541241321025536
https://twitter.com/Taylor_Michael3/status/526538657743007744
https://twitter.com/Sammy22Solis/status/526540675303882752
https://twitter.com/iClarkin/status/526539313161711616
One of Taveras’ former coaches, Phillip Wellman, was crushed by the news:
https://twitter.com/PLW30/status/526551304001576960
Of course, Major Leaguers reacted as well:
https://twitter.com/Bharper3407/status/526537925606256640
https://twitter.com/KoltenWong/status/526544760912482305
https://twitter.com/Yadimolina04/status/526558169452281857
https://twitter.com/rgoins5/status/526620341553352704
https://twitter.com/ChristianYelich/status/526619457331163136
https://twitter.com/Tsunamy27/status/526565228600102913
The Mets were among many teams to add a personal message:
https://twitter.com/Mets/status/526572092855439361
https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/526765096869957632
https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/526555889658888192
https://twitter.com/Pirates/status/526543406869524480
https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/526733138144542721
https://twitter.com/Sgf_Cardinals/status/526565990021070848
https://twitter.com/memphisredbirds/status/526554365273047040
https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/526542560492130304
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/526537863941619712
https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/526755284211859456
https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/526557857169551360
https://twitter.com/Dbacks/status/526553630300962816
