Former MLB player Jesús Montero, who Yankees GM Brian Cashman once called 'the best player I've traded,' died Sunday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash.

Former Seattle Mariners catcher Jesús Montero has died after a motorcycle crash that happened earlier this month.

Jesús Montero died from severe injuries when his bike hit a pickup truck in his home country Valencia, Venezuela, earlier this month. He was put into an induced coma and died at Valencia City Hospital over the weekend. The Yankees - the team he played for in the minor leagues - paid tribute Sunday after his passing.

Jesús Montero, who played four seasons for the Seattle Mariners, has died at 35 following a traffic accident in Venezuela earlier this month.

Jesus Montero, who was a highly-touted prospect for the New York Yankees who played one season for the franchise before four more with the Seattle Mariners, died at the age of 35.

Jesús Montero, a Venezuelan who once played for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, died Sunday following a traffic accident in his country two weeks ago, the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League said.

Jesús Montero, a former player for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, died on Oct. 19, 2025, two weeks after he was struck by a truck while riding his motorcycle in Venezuela. He was 35.