Dodgers Organization’s Former Outfielder Dies At 35 Following Car Crash
The Los Angeles Dodgers received news that an All-Star minor leaguer who had a stint with their organization died in a rollover accident.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 03: A detail shot of the Los Angeles Dodgers logo on the pitcher's mound with confetti during the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Championship celebration at Dodger Stadium on Monday, November 3, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jessie Alcheh/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images The Los Angeles Dodgers are among the Major League Baseball teams notified that Jon Kemmer, who spent seven years playing professional baseball, has died at age 35. The Dodgers signed Kemmer to a minor-league deal in 2019 and he spent a brief stint with the franchise’s Oklahoma City affiliate before moving on to the Mexican Baseball League and Dominican Winter League, then eventually ending his playing career.
He died following a rollover car crash last week. “Jon Kemmer, a former minor leaguer who played with the Astros, Twins and Dodgers, died over the weekend after getting into a rollover crash while returning home from coaching a youth baseball tournament,” Andrew Battifarano wrote for the New York Post . “A standout player at Clarion High School in Pennsylvania, Kemmer, primarily an outfielder, played college baseball at Allegany College of Maryland, Clarion University and Brewton-Parker College before getting selected in the 21st round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Astros.
” MORE FROM FORBES Phillies’ Rob Thomson Sends 3-Word Alec Bohm Message As Concerns Mount By Peter Chawaga Former Los Angeles Dodgers Minor Leaguer Dies In Rollover Car Crash Kemmer died at the scene of the crash, the local medical examiner’s office indicated. “Kemmer’s vehicle exited the roadway on Farm to Market 2004 road and subsequently struck an electric pole just after 6 p. m.
Sunday night, according to the Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office,” Michael Shapiro reported for the Houston Chronicle . “Kemmer's vehicle then rolled over, and he was pronounced dead on the scene. ” Kemmer was drafted in the 21st round by the Astros in 2013 and spent four years in the Astros’ system, earning a Double-A postseason All-Star nod in 2015 and eventually reaching the Triple-A level.