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Red Sox Prospect Daniel Flores Passes Away Due To Cancer

By Steve Adams | November 8, 2017 at 5:17pm CDT

In heartbreaking news, the Red Sox announced on Wednesday that top prospect Daniel Flores has passed away due to complications stemming from treatment for cancer. Flores was just 17 years of age.

“Everyone at the Red Sox was shocked to hear of Daniel’s tragic passing,” said president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski in a statement. “To see the life of young man with so much promise cut short is extremely saddening for all of us. On behalf of the Red Sox organization, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Daniel’s family.”

Red Sox senior vice president and assistant GM Eddie Romero, who has overseen the team’s international scouting department since 2012, also weighed in:

“Every member of our organization who got to know Daniel absolutely loved him. He was energetic, hard-working, and genuinely selfless, always with a smile on his face. He cared for his teammates and was a natural leader. I’m at a loss for words today. Daniel was an impressive young man with limitless potential, and his life was cut far too short. My condolences go out to Daniel’s mother and sister. Though with us for a short time, Daniel will always be a part of the Red Sox family.”

Boston inked the highly regarded Flores just this summer, signing him to a $3.1MM bonus out of his native Venezuela. He was touted as one of the most promising young talents on the 2017-18 international amateur market and had ranked as the team’s No. 5 prospect over at MLB.com, which also ranked Flores among the 10 best catching prospects in all of baseball.

On-field abilities aside, the sudden and unexpected loss of a young man with such a bright future ahead of him will leave the industry with heavy hearts. MLBTR extends its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Flores, as well as his teammates and the entire Red Sox organization.

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  1. Del Boca Vista

    5 years ago

    Terrible. RIP

    Reply
  2. g55s

    5 years ago

    Way too young… damn! R.I.P.

    Reply
  3. jwarden15

    5 years ago

    May God be with his family during this tough time. So sad to hear about his passing.

    Reply
  4. ChaplinBaseball

    5 years ago

    W/o words. Rest In Peace

    Reply
  5. sfg415sfc

    5 years ago

    Cancer… I wish it would take human just once so I can punch it in the face for all it has taken from me and so many. RIP kid.

    Reply
    • EverlastingDave

      5 years ago

      I’ll hold, you can kick.

      Reply
  6. Bruin1012

    5 years ago

    Wow had no idea he was sick terrible news rip Daniel Flores.

    Reply
    • redsox 1976

      5 years ago

      RIP my brother! God be wt you!!

      Reply
  7. metsoptimist

    5 years ago

    🙁

    Reply
    • Gret1wg

      5 years ago

      V/sad, can’t help but wonder what the physical showed. Cancer doesn’t usually just show up/destroy in that short of Time especially w/someone who was young/strong.

      Reply
      • Caseys Partner

        5 years ago

        “complications stemming from treatment for cancer””

        Wasn’t the cancer.

        Reply
      • Cat Mando

        5 years ago

        Some cancer can be very aggressive. My brother had a cyst near his jawline. It was removed and tested positive for cancer. They did an MRI or CAT (I forget which) on his whole body. There was one growth in his chest, the right side almost under his arm. They scheduled surgery for 8 days later. In that 8 days it had grown and wrapped around his heart and became inoperable. One can never tell.

        Reply
        • Janey

          5 years ago

          Hi Cat, I am sorry about your brother. Most likely if they scanned his whole body it was a PET scan. This is the equivalent of 7 years of radiation and in my opinion should be outlawed. Sometime all cancers need to go into warp overdrive is extra radiation. If you are up for it watch Dr. Tent’s lecture on YouTube on autoimmune. This did not have to happen to your brother, and most likely, this young Daniel Flores. 🙁

      • failedstate

        5 years ago

        My much smarter girlfriend who happens to be a doctor tells me chances are it was an infection due to his decreased immune system. Cancer in younger people apparently is often much harder to detect and presents itself later. This just sucks and I’m gutted for the family.

        Reply
  8. Jubilee3333

    5 years ago

    I am so sorry that this young life was cut short. I’m sure it’s not only a loss for the Red Sox. But a loss for all of baseball and those who will never see the talent he possessed.

    Reply
  9. realgone2

    5 years ago

    Damn shame. RIP

    Reply
  10. SundownDevil

    5 years ago

    First Doc Halladay dies and now this young man.

    RIP to both.

    My THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS to their teammates, friends and family.

    Reply
    • JFisnasty

      5 years ago

      You don’t understand why people don’t like that do you.

      Reply
  11. tomv824

    5 years ago

    Way too young. Heartbreaker reading articles like this.

    Reply
  12. Phoenixdownyjr

    5 years ago

    Everything in front of him and this… Prayers for the friends and family.

    Reply
  13. Fever Pitch Guy

    5 years ago

    Awful news, my condolences to all who were close to him. Seems like the Red Sox have been hit especially hard by cancer over the past decade (Lester, Rizzo, Farrell, Remy).

    Reply
    • pplama

      5 years ago

      Much better

      Reply
  14. thecrown24

    5 years ago

    So sad may he Rest In Peace. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

    Reply
  15. GoRav114

    5 years ago

    Very sad to lose a young man in this world so soon. Thoughts and prayers with his family.

    With a bonus like that would they have paid it to him all up front? Was him being a minor impact where/how the signing bonus is dispensed?

    Reply
    • pplama

      5 years ago

      maybe not the time- However, paid up front. Red Sox would not be on the hook for any future scholarship $ that is often included in contracts for international signees..

      Reply
  16. Cat Mando

    5 years ago

    Too Young…Too Sad…RIP

    Reply
  17. Joe giovengo

    5 years ago

    So sad had a good friend pass away at 21 of cancer. This Casey guy sounds like a real good.
    17 way to young RIP fly with the angels

    Reply
  18. RealHalSteinbrenner

    5 years ago

    RIP so sad and unnecessary

    Reply
  19. RiverCatsFilms

    5 years ago

    Second day in a row a MLB player has died… tragic. RIP thoughts and prayers with the Flores family

    Reply
  20. redsoxrob9418

    5 years ago

    May God be with his friends and family during this difficult time, I have always told my children that “Hate” is a word o never be used… I take that back…. I Hate cancer !!!

    Reply
  21. johnnygringo

    5 years ago

    Dios Te Bendiga Daniel, May God comfort and ease the pain your family and loved ones are going through

    Reply
  22. Kevin

    5 years ago

    Absolutely tragic news and my heart goes out to his family.

    Reply
  23. GoldenJabs

    5 years ago

    I am still shocked to hear Mike Felger a Boston sports radio idiot said the kid deserved it.

    Reply

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