The cause of death of the pitcher revealed

Three months after the former MLB pitcher Scott Sauerbeck died, his cause of death was unveiled.

Sauerbeck died on February 18 of complications from influenza, whereby hypertensive heart diseases were listed as a contributor to the medical examiner in Florida. He was 53.

The report lists “Sequela of Acute influenza A, including streptococcal pharyngitis” as the cause of death of the late MLB star. The medical examiner “naturally” ruled Sauerbeck's death, and at the time of his death he had no illegal substances in his system at the time of his death.

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Sauerbeck's death in a Facebook post on February 20. The pitcher played for the team from 1999 to 2003 when he was traded on the Boston Red Sox.

“The family of the pirates mourns around Scott Sauerbeck. Scott played for the BUCs from 1999 to 2003 and shares the club record for most games that were played by an LHP in a season,” the explanation said. “Our thoughts are with his family and friends in this difficult time.”

The late pitcher played College Baseball at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The New York Mets designed him in the 1994 amateur draft, but he did not make his debut in the Major League with the pirates until 1999.

Sauerbeck missed the 2004 season because he had undergone a great surgery to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff in his left shoulder.

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Later he played for the Oakland Athletics, the Houston Astros, the Toronto Blue Jays, the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox before moving back from MLB in 2008.