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Article: Orioles pitcher dies of heatstroke; Bechler said to have been taking supplement ephedrine.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 18, 2003
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Byline: Duff Durkin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Steve Bechler died of heatstroke yesterday, one day after a spring training workout sent his body temperature soaring to 108 degrees.
Bechler's death is believed to be the first in baseball caused by heatstroke and is only the second on-field death in the history of Major League Baseball.
The death stunned Orioles players and staff.
"Everybody was in shock," pitcher Rodrigo Lopez said.
Said Joe Castellano, a radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Orioles' Class AAA affiliate last season: "He was one of my favorite players that ...