Double A baseball player suffers an accident and is in a vulnerable condition

The Puerto Rico Baseball Federation confirmed on Saturday that the player of the Próceres de Barranquitas in the Double A Baseball tournament, Arnaldo Berríos, suffered an accident in an all-terrain vehicle in Barranquitas yesterday, Friday and is in a vulnerable condition.

“We unite in prayer for the health of the Próceres de Barranquitas player, Arnaldo Berríos,” the Federation wrote on its Twitter account.

According to a police report, the accident took place Friday evening in the Helechal neighborhood of Barranquitas. According to the report, the player’s partner died instantly.

Police reported that “the driver of a Yamaha all-terrain vehicle, model YXZ 1000 of the year 2016, blue color, loses control and control of the steering wheel, so he left the taxiway tipping over and hit a metal gate and a few mailboxes in Op. at the aforementioned site, the passenger identified as Alexandra Avilés Cruz was expelled and fell to the sidewalk, losing her life on the spot. The driver of the vehicle was transported in vulnerable condition to Aibonito Mennonite Hospital ”.

Berríos, 25, a graduate of the Carlos Beltrán Baseball Academy, was claimed in the 2014 Major League Baseball rookie draft in the 39th round by the New York Mets. He was in the organization until 2017 and reached Triple A level.

In winter baseball, he also played for three seasons with the Criollos de Caguas. And in Double A Baseball it belongs to the Próceres.