Jose Lima dies suddenly
El Mambo passed away in Los Angeles from a heart attack
LOS ANGELES. The Dominican pitcher Jose Lima died of a sudden heart attack during the early morning hours of Sunday in his house in Los Angeles, California.
Lima last pitched in the Major Leagues with the New York Mets in 2006. "Jose complained while he slept. I thought it was a nightmare. I called the paramedics, but they could not do anything", said his wife Dorca Astacio. "It was a massive attach", she added.
"He was a man full of life, without any apparent physical problems and with a lot of plans and projects on his agenda", said Astacio.
Luchy Guerra, who worked for more than two decades as the coordinator of Latin American affairs in the Dodger organization, was the first person contacted by the wife of the deceased.
"When I arrived at the house I did not believe that it could be true. Jose was full of life and joy like he always was. I did not believe it until I saw him lifeless", Guerra said.
Guerra told EDPN Deportes.com that Lima had recently founded a baseball academy for boys and young men in Los Angeles and was collaborating with the Dodgers' Alumni program.
"We had dinner in a restaurant last night and he only talked about that and everything he could do with that academy", said Astacio.
Lima, 37, had a record of 89-102 in 13 seasons in the Big Leagues with Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, the Dodgers and the New York Mets. He won 21 games with the Astros in 1999, but did not return to the Major Leagues after he was let go by the Mets with a 0-4 mark in 2006.
He was active in winter baseball in the Dominican Republic with the Aguilas Cibaeñas and was planning on pitching this coming season, which is supposed to start in October.
"For us this has been a terrible day, one never expects the death of a guy so young and so happy like Lima. A sad day", said Winston Llenas, the president of the Aguilas.
Several ballplayers expressed their sadness over the sudden loss of the man known as "El Mambo".
"A reporter told me the news while I was taking batting practice and I dropped the bat, I was frozen", said outfielder Jose Guillen, of the Kansas City Royals. Guillen, who was a teammate of Lima's in winter baseball with the Leones del Escogido, said that he would remember his friend by putting the initials JL on his batting helmet.
Lima last pitched in the Major Leagues with the New York Mets in 2006. "Jose complained while he slept. I thought it was a nightmare. I called the paramedics, but they could not do anything", said his wife Dorca Astacio. "It was a massive attach", she added.
"He was a man full of life, without any apparent physical problems and with a lot of plans and projects on his agenda", said Astacio.
Luchy Guerra, who worked for more than two decades as the coordinator of Latin American affairs in the Dodger organization, was the first person contacted by the wife of the deceased.
"When I arrived at the house I did not believe that it could be true. Jose was full of life and joy like he always was. I did not believe it until I saw him lifeless", Guerra said.
Guerra told EDPN Deportes.com that Lima had recently founded a baseball academy for boys and young men in Los Angeles and was collaborating with the Dodgers' Alumni program.
"We had dinner in a restaurant last night and he only talked about that and everything he could do with that academy", said Astacio.
Lima, 37, had a record of 89-102 in 13 seasons in the Big Leagues with Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, the Dodgers and the New York Mets. He won 21 games with the Astros in 1999, but did not return to the Major Leagues after he was let go by the Mets with a 0-4 mark in 2006.
He was active in winter baseball in the Dominican Republic with the Aguilas Cibaeñas and was planning on pitching this coming season, which is supposed to start in October.
"For us this has been a terrible day, one never expects the death of a guy so young and so happy like Lima. A sad day", said Winston Llenas, the president of the Aguilas.
Several ballplayers expressed their sadness over the sudden loss of the man known as "El Mambo".
"A reporter told me the news while I was taking batting practice and I dropped the bat, I was frozen", said outfielder Jose Guillen, of the Kansas City Royals. Guillen, who was a teammate of Lima's in winter baseball with the Leones del Escogido, said that he would remember his friend by putting the initials JL on his batting helmet.
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