There have been several baseball players who have died, some during their careers and others after. Here is a list of some of the players who have died during their careers:
- Ray Chapman: Chapman is the only baseball player who has ever been killed during a scheduled major league game. During the game, Chapman was struck by a ball that was pitched, and was rushed to the hospital in grave condition. Chapman died at the hospital the next day, a fatality of the game.
- Francisco Barrios: Barrios was a former pitcher for the Chicago White Sox who died in a car accident in 1982.
- Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez: Gonzalez was a former Cuban star and Phillies pitcher who died in a car accident in 2017.
- Tommy Hanson: Hanson was a former Braves and Angels pitcher who died in 2015 at the age of 29.
- Angel Mercado-Ocasio: Mercado-Ocasio was a baseball player who died in 2023 after suffering a traumatic head injury when a makeshift dugout collapsed on him before a recreation.
- Tim Wakefield: Wakefield was a former Red Sox pitcher who died from brain cancer in 2023 at the age of 57.
Its worth noting that Brooks Robinson, a legendary third baseman and Hall of Famer who spent his entire 23-year big league career in Baltimore, passed away in 2023 at the age of 86. However, he did not die during his career.