Former Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Brian Wolfe died earlier this week.
He was only 45 years old.
Wolfe passed away early Tuesday morning, according to his wife, Rachell, who posted the tragic news on social media, saying her husband died “after a really really difficult and torturous battle.”
She didn't provide any further info, and Wolfe's cause of death is unclear.
The Fullerton, CA native was a sixth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins out of high school in 1999. After bouncing around the minors for several years, Wolfe was traded to Toronto in 2006.
The Los Angeles news helicopter that crashed while covering a deadly bus accident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board ... and one member of the agency shared what may be a key piece of evidence -- though the investigation is still in its early stages.
NTSB Investigator-in-Charge Fabian Salazar addressed the media ... noting the NTSB is in the early stages of its investigation. At this time, NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration are gathering factual information on the crash.
Salazar said the preliminary report on the crash will take at least 30 days to come out. The final report with the probable cause could take up to 18 months.
Video from the incident could make a huge difference, Salazar notes ... especially once video from inside the helicopter is analyzed -- because he says the NTSB's lab may be able to identify issues with the craft based on the noises of the engine and warning sounds from the tech in the helicopter.
Influencer Duda Alves is dead ... and it sounds like cops suspect she may have died by suicide, TMZ has confirmed.
Local authorities confirmed the Brazilian content creator died on Sept. 13 ... and the Civil Police of the Federal District toldTMZin a statement that they're investigating her death as a suicide.
They explained to the outlet that they won't be sharing any more details "in order to protect the privacy of the family."
Dispatch audio from the tragic helicopter crash that killed two NBC4 reporters in Los Angeles and a pedestrian reveals the frantic response as authorities scramble to coordinate help.
In the audio, obtained by TMZ, law enforcement is heard calling for multiple units from police and fire response ... mentioning a helicopter that collided with a structure.
The dispatcher is later heard clarifying that the type of chopper that went down was, in fact, a news helicopter ... and multiple units rush to the fatal crash.
A 5-year-old Arizona boy died after being left inside a scorching hot car for hours while his family hosted a huge gathering ... and now his parents are facing serious charges.
Theo Sabo was found unresponsive Sunday afternoon inside a vehicle outside his family's Peoria home ... where temperatures climbed to around 106 degrees.
Police say the family had returned home from another child's baptism around 1 PM and was hosting a party with dozens of friends and relatives ... but Theo apparently never made it inside.
9:03 AM PT -- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has confirmed to TMZ that the third victim of the deadly helicopter crash was Edy Gutierrez Mejia. He was 29 ... and his place of death was listed as a "business parking lot."
Two of the three victims of a horrific helicopter crash in California have been identified as a seasoned NBC L.A. reporter and her veteran pilot.
NBC Los Angeles' Eliana Moreno -- who also reported for Telemundo -- and pilot George Marciniw were aboard the fatal, fiery crash in Chatsworth ... the outlet confirmed.
A third victim -- a pedestrian -- has yet to be identified. At the time of the crash, Moreno and Marciniw had been covering a fatal bus crash that left at least two dead.
Sunny -- the Obama family's cherished Portuguese water dog who lived in the White House -- has died, according to Barack Obama.
Obama, the 44th president of the United States, just posted a heartfelt message on Instagram, revealing the sad news that Sunny had passed away after giving so much love to their family from when she first came into their lives during Barack's second term between 2013 and 2017. He also posted a series of photos, one of which included the Obamas and Sunny meeting Pope Francis in 2015.
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Obama said even their first dog, Bo, loved Sunny, who was described as a "force of nature and "athletic and full of boundless energy." 44 also wrote that Sunny would easily leap over hedges on the WH's South Lawn and chase "squirrels, birds and anything else that moved."
A German porn star drowned in Cyprus ... and now his death is under investigation.
Adult film star Noah Segsy reportedly died August 24 after drowning in a pool at an apartment building in Paralimni, a town in Cyprus -- the Greek and Turkish island country in the Mediterranean.
Cypress Mail reported that Noah -- government name Riccardo Staudt -- was rushed to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. The publication said an autopsy revealed he had drowned, but authorities are still investigating his death.
Hayden Panettiere died after taking what investigators believe was a fentanyl-laced oxycodone pill ... and the DEA is now trying to trace the fatal dose back to her longtime L.A. drug dealer.
Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.
We also tackle dramatic video of Hayden's boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach being detained by cops outside a South Carolina bar after a wild brawl ... with Zach ultimately getting hauled off to jail.
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AndRep. Jasmine Crockett took a break from D.C. drama to give Chris Brown and Usher their flowers ... honoring the R&B stars by putting their careers into the Congressional Record during their Texas tour stop.
A Florida mom is accused of killing her 3-month-old son ... and cops say one of the biggest clues may have been sitting right on her finger.
Jessica Vlasac was arrested Thursday after investigators say her baby suffered multiple blows to the head -- including injuries consistent with being struck by the large, square-shaped ring she was wearing.
Cops say Vlasac initially claimed she'd accidentally fallen asleep with the infant and woke up to find him face down and unresponsive.
Manson Family killer Bruce Davis -- who was considered one of Charles Manson's top lieutenants during their infamous, blood-soaked 1960s murder spree in Los Angeles -- is dead, TMZ has learned.
Davis died at exactly 11:03 PM on September 11 at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, where he was incarcerated ... according to sources and the Solano County Coroner's Office. A cause of death was not released.
Like Manson, Davis was not present at the notorious Tate-LaBianca murder scenes in which 7 people were killed by other members of the Manson Family, including film director Roman Polanski's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate.
Former NASCAR driver Gary Myers -- who was a pioneer in racecar competition -- has died.
Gary -- who was part of a four-generation racing family -- passed away Thursday night, his family revealed.
Gary's son and fellow racecar driver Burt Myers wrote on Facebook ... "Last night I lost my hero. He fought so hard but was so tired. My daddy is in Heaven and can finally do the things he wanted to do the last several years."
A woman who underwent 6 cosmetic procedures at once during a marathon 8-hour procedure has died ... and now the 51-year-old's sister is demanding answers.
Andreia Vieira Gaspar had saved $118K Brazilian Real -- equivalent to $22,918 USD -- over two years to undergo the plastic surgery -- which involved a facelift, blepharoplasty, liposuction and facial fat grafting -- in Goiânia, Brazil.
Andreia, who was living in Spain before the surgery, died in the days after the procedure on August 12 ... G1 reported.
Now her sister Djiane Vieira is saying Andreia -- whose dream was to have this surgery -- did not have a pre-procedure consultation ... and that her pre-op tests were done in Spain, not Brazil.
A man was arrested after the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree was ruled a homicide.
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, had 2 search warrants and an arrest warrant for Jarques Ratliff in the death of Tasia Fortune, according to Chief RaShall Brackney.
Brackney said in a news conference Friday ... "Last night, the medical examiner’s office officially classified Miss Fortune’s death as a homicide. With that determination, our investigators moved quickly."
A Connecticut man is being charged after allegedly leaving his infant son in a hot car ... and the boy later died.
The East Windsor Police Department says they got a call from Kevin Pell last month, who told them he had left the boy in the car because he had been sleeping.
Pell had gone to work on his family's strawberry farm while the 1-year-old was in the car. He allegedly told police he came back to find the boy "blue and not breathing."
