How sad is it to hear of the death of Pirates minor league player and prospect Even Chambers, who passed away in his sleep on Sunday night/Monday morning at the age of 24.
I can remember attending a State College Spikes game in 2009 and seeing Chambers play, shortly after he was drafted by the Pirates in the third round in that years Entry Draft. I remember that he was a big kid, and surely he would be a big star in PNC Park in the not so distant future, right? He scuffed around the minors and was injured most of this past season, and who knows if he'd have ever made it, but in the end, who cares about all that? He was only twenty-four years old and now he's gone. How incredibly sad.
It was amazing to read all of the tweets last night by folks such as Andrew McCutchen, Tony Sanchez, Austin Meadows and others throughout the Pirates organization attesting to what a great teammate and great person Chambers was. How sad.
RIP Evan Chambers.
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