Brad Hasley dies 33: the former Major Laegue pitcher died on Friday after a terrible 100 foot fall. A judge ha sordered an autopsy to be carried out on the body of the former player to determine the cause of death.
Brad Hasley was pronounced dead after being found at 1 pm on Friday at a road in the rural New Braunfels, Texas. A detective in the area said the death was under investigation.
According to an initial medical report, Brad Hasley dies from multiple blunt force injuries, though the manner of his exact fall is unknown.
Questions pathologists are asking is whether Brad had appeared as trying to hurt himself. However, only an investigation into his death can reveal this. Hasley's mother, Loretta, is distraught by the news and has insisted that she would rather treat the news privately at the moment. "I really would like to keep this private right now,'' she said.
A memorial service has been slated for Friday this week.
Judge Jennifer Saunders, in approving the autopsy on the former player's body, stated on record that, "It appeared that he had climbed up about a 100-foot cliff on a private property and was discovered in a little road going up into that property,'' Saunders said. "He had either jumped or fallen.''
However, a source close to the player's family stated that Brad Hasley dies after a recreational climbing accident.
Brad Hasley last pitched in the Major League for the Oakland Athletics in 2006. Brad was first drafted and trained by the New York Yankees. He was part of the trade package that was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Randy Johnson.
Hasley had only one win with the Yankees. Since moving out of the Major Leagues, Halsey has been pitching for independent leagues was recently back in the Yankees organization. All of baseball mourns the happening and the manner of how Brad Halsey dies.
