Jesus Montero, a former Seattle Mariners catcher and onetime top prospect of the New York Yankees, died on Sunday after having been placed in a coma for weeks following a motorcycle accident in his native Venezuela. Article content

Montero had been riding his motorcycle in the city of Valencia when he collided with a pickup truck on Oct. 4. Article content Article content

The 35-year-old former player sustained a punctured lung, six broken ribs, and multiple fractures to his femur, tibia, and fibula, as well as hip and knee injuries, according to El Nacional .

After being rushed to hospital, Montero suffered cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated. He was then put into an induced coma and onto dialysis due to the extent of the damage to his renal system.

Following his death,

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