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Minnesota Twins Prospect Found Dead At 23
The 23-year-old prospect — originally from Wethersfield, Connecticut — was playing in the Australian Baseball League.
NEW ZEALAND —A Minnesota Twins prospect died overnight at age 23 in Auckland, New Zealand. Ryan Costello's Australian Baseball League team, the Auckland Tuatara, announced the news Monday morning.
"The Tuatara would like to express their deepest condolences to Ryan's family back home in the United States and to the whole Minnesota Twins organization," the club said in a statement to Minor League Baseball.
"Support is being offered to the Tuatara players, who are naturally devastated at the moment."
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Costello was originally from Wethersfield, Connecticut. Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2017, Costello — a Midwest League midseason All-Star — was traded to the Twins in 2018.
His roommates found him in bed after he didn't report to Monday training, reports "Stuff," a New Zealand news website. It is believed that Costello died in his sleep from natural causes.
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We are saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Ryan Costello. The entire Twins organization sends our most sincere condolences to Ryan's family, friends, coaches, and teammates. pic.twitter.com/TXwztkmgQA
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) November 18, 2019
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