All Star Pitcher Jose Lima is Dead at age 37 -- Heart Attack

[Dirty]

Lima, 37, died of heart attack, wife says

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By Enrique Rojas
ESPNdeportes.com
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[+] EnlargeAP Photo/Orlin WagnerJose Lima, who pitched for the Royals in 2003 and '05, was an All-Star with Houston in 1999, when he won 21 games.


NEW YORK -- Former All-Star right-hander Jose Lima died Sunday morning at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 37.
The cause of death was ruled a heart attack, according to his wife, Dorca Astacio.
"Jose was complaining while sleeping and I just thought he was having a nightmare," Astacio told ESPNdeportes.com. "I called the paramedics, but they couldn't help him."
Lima was 89-102 in 13 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.
He was selected to the All-Star Game with Houston in 1999, when he won a career-high 21 games.
Lima didn't return to the major leagues after being released by the Mets in 2006, when he posted a 0-4 record.
Last winter, Lima played for the Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Republic and had announced plans to do the same in the upcoming season.
Enrique Rojas is a reporter and columnist for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com.




Jose Lima, former All-Star right-hander, dies at 37 in Los Angeles - ESPN

[NickPappagiorgio]

Thoughts go out to his family.

[The Devil]

jose was a character while with the Mets....37 is way too young.....

[Dirty]

Tell me about it Devil... had a beautiful Wife and a Son who is probably a teenager now as this pic was taken years ago


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[Old-Timer]

37 years old very young and very sad. Does anyone know what the cause of death was. I heard Heart Attack.

[AKQ]

Yeah, it was a heart attck.............Dirty, is that a pic of Lima singing the national anthem? I remember hearing/seeing him sing something one time or another....Too bad, a nice guy by all accounts. RIP Jose Lima

[Dirty]

yea that is him dinging the National Anthem.... One thing you can say about the dude is he loved every minute of his career