Jesús Montero, the former promising Yankees prospect who died on Sunday after a motorcycle accident in his native country, suffered major injuries that put him into a coma before his death.

Former MLB catcher Jesús Montero tragically passed away on October 19, 2025, following a motorcycle accident in Venezuela. Montero, a devoted father t

Jesús Montero, the New York Yankees catcher whom General Manager Brian Cashman once called “the best player I’ve traded,” died Sunday from a motorcycle crash weeks earlier. Montero, 35, was hit by a pickup truck in Venezuela on Oct.