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Former MLB Player, Little League World Series Phenom, And Son Of Texas Rangers MVP, Dead At 43
Former MLB Player, Little League World Series Phenom, And Son Of Texas Rangers MVP, Dead At d43
Former Major League infielder Sean Burroughs, the son of former Texas Rangers All-Star Jeff Burroughs, collapsed on May 9.
Stefan Stevenson | 21 Hours Ago
Former Major League infielder Sean Burroughs, the son of the Texas Rangers' first league MVP Jeff Burroughs, has died.
Sean Burroughs collapsed on May 9 and died from cardiac arrest, his mother Debbie told the Southern California News Group.
Burroughs won consecutive Little League World Series championships on a Long Beach, Calif., team coached by his father. He also won an Olympic gold medal with Team U.S.A. in 2000.
Burroughs played in 528 MLB games, batting .278 with 12 home runs and 143 RBI. He was No. 9 overall pick by the San Diego Padres in the 1998 MLB Draft. He made his debut in 2002 but was out of the game from 2008-2010 after struggling with substance abuse issues.
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Former Major League infielder Sean Burroughs, the son of former Texas Rangers All-Star Jeff Burroughs, collapsed on May 9.
Stefan Stevenson | 21 Hours Ago
Former Major League infielder Sean Burroughs, the son of the Texas Rangers' first league MVP Jeff Burroughs, has died.
Sean Burroughs collapsed on May 9 and died from cardiac arrest, his mother Debbie told the Southern California News Group.
Burroughs won consecutive Little League World Series championships on a Long Beach, Calif., team coached by his father. He also won an Olympic gold medal with Team U.S.A. in 2000.
Burroughs played in 528 MLB games, batting .278 with 12 home runs and 143 RBI. He was No. 9 overall pick by the San Diego Padres in the 1998 MLB Draft. He made his debut in 2002 but was out of the game from 2008-2010 after struggling with substance abuse issues.
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