Prospect Orioles Luis Guevara dies at 19

The interior field player of Baltimore Orioles, Luis Guevara, died, the team announced on Tuesday in a statement. He was 19 years old.

Guevara was the victim of a jet ski accident in Lido Key, Florida, reported Fox 13 Tampa Bay, citing team officials. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that two jet ski with two people on board have collided with each other. The four people were sent to the water.

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Guevara died later in a hospital, according to the station.

“Luis was a beloved member of our organization, and we are devastated following his tragic death. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and teammates and we ask for their privacy in this difficult period,” said the vice-president and managing director of Orioles, Mike Elias, in a statement.

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Jordan Sanchez, # 32, High Fives Luis Guevara, # 18. (Thomas Bender / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Guevara joined the Orioles in January 2023 as an international free agent in Venezuela. He was playing the Copstrame, the third basis and the second goal when he made his way through the Orioles Agricultural System.

He played for Orange Orioles in the Dominican summer league for two years. He made his debut in 2025 in Double-A with the Chesapeake Baysox of the Eastern League, but went down to the Birds of Delmarva shore of the Unique Caroline League and later in the Florida Complex League team of Orioles.

A detailed vision of the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Hats and Gloves in the canoe during the first round against New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, March 11, 2024. (Kim Klement NEITZEL-USA TODAY SPORTS)

He struck .281 with 49 products produced and 41 interceptions in 114 career league games in the four teams.