New York Yankees pitching prospect Alexander Figueredo was shot and killed during a party in his native Venezuela last month, the team confirmed to the New York Daily News on Tuesday.
Figueredo was 20 years old.
Venezuelan news outlet Notitarde first reported Figueredo's death in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
According to Notitarde's report, as translated by the Daily News, Figueredo was shot at a party in Guacara, a town about two hours west of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Nov. 27.
Figueredo, a left-handed pitcher, spent his lone professional season with the Yankees' Rookie League affiliate in the Dominican Summer League in 2015, going 5-0 with a 1.89 ERA and 52 strikeouts to 22 walks over 57 innings and 11 starts.
He did not pitch in the organization this year for reasons that remain disputed. The Yankees have claimed Figueredo was given a season-long suspension for undisclosed reasons, according to George A. King III of the New York Post, while Notitarde's report claimed he was injured.
