All Sport Report

New information has become available in the Rod Beck death case. While the toxicology reports are not yet back and the cause of death is still unknown, police are releasing information about what had been found at the scene. Rod Beck, a 38 year old relief pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs was found dead on June 23 in his home, which is located in the northeastern part of Phoenix, Arizona.

In the master bedroom as well as the bathroom and various other places throughout his house, police found drug paraphernalia and cocaine on the date of his death. His bedroom floor had at least four tiny canisters containing a substance believed to be cocaine due to its white, powdery nature. Along with that was a large canister filled with paste. This paste is generally used together with the powder to make cocaine in a rock form. White powder (cocaine) was also found in the master bedroom’s roll top desk.

In a bag, police not only found more drug paraphernalia including glass bowl pipes and torch lighters, they also found a semi-automatic weapon. In response, the three time All-Star’s wife released a statement. In it, she explained her husband was an addict with a serious problem. In letting that information be known, she hoped other lives could be saved.

Rod Beck was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1986 amateur draft’s 13th round. He made his Major League pitching debut in 1991 as a San Francisco Giant. He stayed with the Giants for most of his career, though he played for the Cubs in 1998 and part of 1999, the Boston Red Sox from 1999-2001 and ended his career with the San Diego Padres playing from 2002-2004. In that time, he saved 286 games and was the NL MVP in 1993, 1997, and 1998. Beck can be seen in the upcoming movie Work Week. A true baseball player at heart, he was buried in his Chicago Cubs uniform.

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