MLB News: The cause of death of Scott Sauerbeck revealed: report

The sudden death of former Major League Pitcher Scott Sauerbeck in February was a shock for many. Former Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland AS and Cleveland Indians Pitcher were only 53 years old at the time of his death.

A new report by TMZ.com, which received the autopsy from the office of the medical examiner of District 12 in Florida, showed his cause of death.

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Sauerbeck was determined to have died of “Sequela von Akuter Influenza A, including streptococcal pharyngitis”, with hypertensive heart disease as a contributor. His type of death was natural, and a toxicological report came back from all substances.

Sauerbeck still holds the record of the pirates for most games that have been recorded by a left-hander in franchise history.

Before Sauerbeck reached the big leagues, she visited Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He was an outstanding pitcher for the Redhawks and got him a selection of the 23rd round in the draft of the New York Mets in 1994.

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Pittsburgh took Sauerbeck as a rule 5 in 1998 and paved his way for his debut of his major League the following year. As a rookie in 1999, Sauerbeck went 4-1 with an ERA of 2.00 in 65 games from the pirates of the pirates and recorded two parades.

In the next three seasons, Sauerbeck was one of the more productive south paws in the National League as a left-wing aid specialist. Born in Cincinnati, 3-4 came with an ERA of 4.05 ERA (109 ERA+) in July 2003 when the pirates together with Mike Gonzalez against Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez exchanged him.

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Sauerbeck performed 26 appearances, while he achieved a 6.48 ERA for Boston, who won 95 games and lost to the Yankees in the American League Championship series -her first after season appearance since 1999.

In the only playoff game of his career, Sauerbeck was 2 of the ALCs with three batteries for the Red Sox. It didn't go well: he looked three batteries, retired and allowed Jorge Posada to win two runs in the 6-2 victory of the Yankees.

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Sauerbeck missed the entire 2004 season and recovered from the operation for a torn Labrum and a controlled rotator cuff. In the next few seasons he hopped in the free agency and made 82 major League appearances with Cleveland (2005-06) and Oakland (2006), which proved to be the last of his career.

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