Cubs’ Pedro Strop ‘doing fine’ after auto accident in Dominican Republic
Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop is reportedly “doing fine” after being involved in a two-vehicle accident in the Dominican Republic on Thursday night. Cubs officials confirmed late Friday that Strop avoided major injury in the accident, requiring only a four stitches for a gash on his non-pitching arm.
Details were scarce after initial reports surfaced. Understandably, that had people holding their breath given the tragic events that have plagued baseball over the past five weeks. The accident is the third involving a baseball player in the Dominican Republic during that time.
St. Louis Cardinals prospect Oscar Taveras and his girlfriend Edilia Arvelo were killed in an accident on Oct. 26 that toxicology reports indicated may have been alcohol related. Then earlier this week, Rangers prospect Ronald Guzman was uninjured when he struck a motorcycle, killing the driver. Guzman was subsequently detained for questioning and has been ordered to remain in the Dominican Republic until the investigation has been completed.
MLB.com’s Carrie Muskat has further details on Strop’s accident:
Cubs officials say reliever Pedro Strop was “doing fine” after being involved in a two-vehicle accident in the Dominican Republic Thursday night. Initial reports were “very encouraging” regarding Strop, a Cubs official said Friday.
According to reports from the Dominican, the accident occurred in the San Cristobal province, west of the capital of Santo Domingo. Strop and a friend were in a car that crashed into a wall, and their vehicle and another vehicle involved were both destroyed.
To say Strop and his passenger were lucky would be an understatement.
Thankfully, they were able to walk with a scar or two and nothing more. But here’s hoping all of us are just that much more aware on the roads, especially now with winter weather and the holiday season settling in here in North America.
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