Many grieved the death of St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, most especially his team mates. He was considered to be the teams' one of the majors' top prospects.

According to reports, Taveras was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro at the time of the crash on a highway between the beaches of Sosua and Cabarete in Puerto Plata, about 215 miles north of the capital of Santo Domingo, said Col. Diego Pesqueira of the Metropolitan Transportation Agency.

Aside from Taveras, Edilia Arvelo, 18, who was in the car with Taveras, also died in the accident. National police spokesman Jacobo Mateo Moquete said he was told by the mayor of Sosua that Taveras lost control of his vehicle and went off the road.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, needed time to think things through when he found out of the accident. He said "'I was asked last night to give some words regarding the tragic death of Oscar Taveras, but I just simply couldn't. To say this is a horrible loss of a life ended too soon would be an understatement."

Taveras died at a young age of 22 years old.

While general manager John Mozeliak has this to say of the young lad "He was someone that became an identity of our organization to some degree. When you think about how much has been written about him and how much has been talked about him, he never truly got a chance to show it at the major league level."

Taveras had a great career with the Cardinals. he hit .239 with three homers and 22 RBIs in 80 games in his only season in the majors.

Matheny said "In my opinion, the word 'love' is the most misused, and misunderstood word in the English language. It is not popular for men to use this word, and even less popular for athletes. But, there is not a more accurate word for how a group of men share a deep and genuine concern for each other. We loved Oscar, and he loved us. That is what a team does, that is what a family does. You will be missed, Oscar."