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Yankees Prospect Sandy Acevedo Dies at 18 in Car Accident

The New York Yankees announced Sunday that 18-year-old infielder Sandy Acevedo died Saturday night in a car accident in the Dominican Republic, per MLB.com's David Adler.

The Yankees held a moment of silence today for Sandy Acevedo, a minor league INF killed in a car accident last night in the DR at age 18

— Yankees PR Dept. (@YankeesPR) April 24, 2016

Acevedo joined the Yankees organization on July 6, 2015, signing with the team on his 18th birthday.