ST LOUIS, MO – APRIL 08: A general view of Busch Stadium as fans watch during the third inning of the St. Louis Cardinals home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 8, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)
Some incredibly sad news has emerged from the baseball world amind reports that a former St. Louis Cardinals prospect had died.
Few people have forgotten about the incredible run Team Israel had during the 2017 World Baseball Classic, as the players came from out of nowhere and stunned plenty of folks by making it to the quarterfinals. Pitcher Tyler Herron was on that squad and couldn’t have been happier to see his team put on a show. He went on to say that pitching in the WBC was one of the coolest experiences of his life.
Unfortunately, some terrible news has come in on Thursday morning, though, as multiple reports have surfaced stating that Herron has passed away at the young age of 35 years old.
Herron was a former St. Louis Cardinals top prospect
Obviously, this is terrible news for the baseball community as a whole. Not only was Herron on the Israeli National team, but he was also a former top prospect of the St. Louis Cardinals.
While Herron never made it to the bigs, he enjoyed a long and successful 16-year career on the bump. Things were highlighted by making the roster for the ’17 WBC and really putting on a show, while he also spent several years both in the minor leagues and playing overseas.
A standout in high school down in Florida, Herron was a first-round pick in the 2005 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and fans were fired up for his potential. He was released by St. Louis in June of 2009 and then signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates later that month. He would then go on to sign minor-league contracts with the Washington Nationals and New York Mets.