Ex-MLB player Sean Burroughs’ cause of death revealed following latest reports from medical examiner

Latest medical reports reveal Sean Burroughs’ death is due to fentanyl intoxication, after months of his passing away earlier this year.

Ex-MLB player Sean Burroughs’ cause of death revealed following latest reports from medical examiner

Sean Burroughs [Image Credit: The LA Times]

Former MLB player Sean Burroughs’ death was revealed to be due to fentanyl intoxication, as per latest medical reports. The MLB player passed away on May 9 after dropping his son, Knox, for a Little League baseball game.

According to Los Angeles County medical examiner, the former major leaguer suffered from an overdose of fentanyl but his death was ruled to be an accident. He died at the age of 43.

Burroughs was found to be in an unconscious state next to his car at Stearns Champions Park in Long Beach. He was given immediate medical attention and CPR was even performed, but unfortunately, he passed away before any attempts to save him could be made.

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In 2011, Sean Burroughs admitted to having issues with substance abuse. He exclaimed that he felt “kind of like a garbage can” as he tried to fill himself with “as much as substance” as he could get whether legally or illegally.

I was hanging out with some bad people and had done some bad things…I  was kind of like a garbage can. Whatever I had or needed, I would find and take it.
Sean Burroughs as per Jim Caple of ESPN.

He said he did not have “the drive or the passion” to continue his career in MLB. He admitted to being mentally, physically, and emotionally drained. Although Burroughs still liked the game, “I didn’t have the drive to go to the park every day. I kind of lost the desire.”

A look back at former MLB player Sean Burroughs’ career

Despite crossing the line during his MLB career, Sean Burroughs started looking at the positive side and rid himself of bad company and substance use. However, his tragic death at 43 left his family, and entire fanbase heartbroken.

Sean Burroughs [Image Credit: Yardbarker]
Sean Burroughs [Image Credit: Yardbarker]

During his stint in the Major League, he played with several teams like the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Minnesota Twins. He also won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

During Burroughs’ career with the Little League team in Long Beach, he took them to back-to-back Little League World Series wins in 1992 and 1993. He debuted for the Major League after being selected as No.9 overall in the 1998 draft by the Padres. He retired in 2012.

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