Steve Bechler Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 74 Weight: 207 Born: Sunday, November 18, 1979 in Medford, OR USA Died: 2 17 2003 in Fort Lauderdale, FL USA Debut: 9/6/2002 Last Game: 9/22/2002 Full Name: Steven Scott Bechler
2003 – In the wake of Steve Bechler’s death, Commissioner Bud Selig decides to ban the use of ephedra in the minor leagues. Players on the current 40-man major league rosters, which would have included the 23-year old Oriole pitcher who died on February 23rd, are not prohibited to use the supplement because, as union members, they are already covered by the drug-testing rules of the new collective bargaining agreement, which bans only drugs of abuse and certain illegal steroids.
His body temperature having soared to 108 degrees, Orioles 23-year-old pitching prospect Steve Bechler dies of multi-organ failure after a spring training workout yesterday. Early speculation is the expectant father’s death may have been caused by ephedrine, a dietary supplement linked to heat stroke and heart attacks.