He was 34 years old.  Rest in peace tall guy.

Thats a shame.  I always hoped I'd get to see him pitch.

Unless there was another accident, the news article I saw said he suffered a critical head injury while hiking in Australia last December.  Headline says he died from 'fatal injury.'  Nowhere does it mention a car crash, unless that happened recently.

 

Regardless, what a shock.  My prayers to his family and loved ones.

 

Unless there was another accident, the news article I saw said he suffered a critical head injury while hiking in Australia last December.  Headline says he died from 'fatal injury.'  Nowhere does it mention a car crash, unless that happened recently.

 

Regardless, what a shock.  My prayers to his family and loved ones.

Yes, that's what I saw too. What a terrible thing. I always wanted to see him play. Damn. Too young. 

Thi spiece seems to indicate he recovered from the accident in December.

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/loek-van-mil-has-hiking-accident-wins-abl-title-c303495682

 

Thi spiece seems to indicate he recovered from the accident in December.

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/loek-van-mil-has-hiking-accident-wins-abl-title-c303495682

Yes, after seeing that article I see he resumed baseball.  Regardless, what a loss to his family and friends.  

 

Van Mil’s family, through the Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB), announced the death of Loek on Monday, 29 July, as a “fatal accident”. KNBSB Technical Director Tjerk Smeets told the Dutch daily newspaper De Telegraaf that he can’t provide a further explanation “at the request of the family”.

 

Sad to see.

This is awful news! May he rest in peace.

This is sad news. Rest in peace.

What a shame. His family is in my thoughts

I think after serious head injury, it's possible there were complications (blood clots, etc).

That's very sad to hear.

 

He never made it to the Show, but he battled his tail off in the minors for years.  

 

What a tragedy to be taken away far too soon.

I think after serious head injury, it's possible there were complications (blood clots, etc).

From the various articles I read, this is what it sounded like. He also had recently retired from baseball just prior to his death citing the accident back in December as the reason.

 

Very tragic.