May 23, 201016 yr Lima, 37, died of heart attack, wife says By Enrique Rojas ESPNdeportes.com Archive NEW YORK -- Former All-Star right-hander Jose Lima died Sunday morning at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 37. The cause of death was ruled a heart attack, according to his wife, Dorca Astacio. "Jose was complaining while sleeping and I just thought he was having a nightmare," Astacio told ESPNdeportes.com. "I called the paramedics, but they couldn't help him." Lima was 89-102 in 13 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. He was selected to the All-Star Game with Houston in 1999, when he won a career-high 21 games. He didn't return to the major leagues after being released by the Mets in 2006, when he posted a 0-4 record. Last winter, Lima played for the Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Republic and had announced plans to do the same in the upcoming season. Enrique Rojas is a reporter and columnist for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. He was 37... Sad... RIP Lima Time
May 23, 201016 yr I don't get why ESPN couldn't do another story in English, just because Jose Lima was hispanic the story is only out on ESPN Deportes?
May 23, 201016 yr Damn, in my time as a baseball fan, this was a pretty memorable character in recent times. RIP Lima Time.
May 23, 201016 yr It's always sad when a person has so much more of there life to live and all of a sudden it gets cut short. R.I.P. Jose Lima
May 24, 201016 yr Totally devastated. He was a good guy. He was one of the first baseball players I ever met, actually.
May 24, 201016 yr Sad story, but its life, and unfortunately we live to die. Blessings to his family. RIP JOSE LIMA.
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