Charlie Donovan, Brewers 18-year-old unsigned 30th round pick, passes away

[Mass Haas]

Charlie Donovan, Brewers 18-year-old unsigned 2015 30th round pick, passes away

 

This is so sad.

 

Via one of the links below --

 

Charlie Donovan, a University of Michigan shortstop recruit and Milwaukee Brewers draftee from the Chicago area, died overnight. He had deferred his enrollment to January or next year following a bout with mono over the summer (originally was a fall 2015 recruit).

 

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Donovan would have been 19 years old December 12th.

 

Here are the links available at this time.

 

Charlie Donovan: 'Cool feeling' being taken in MLB Draft

 

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/_internal/cimg!0/tke7aw0522tphhpn74e0e8z1c2p2equ

 

(Photo by Steve Bittinger for Shaw Media)

 

Three-time POY Donovan passes away

 

University of Michigan Sports Blog -- only a few things are known at this time, among the many RIP postings you'll see are tidbits about a recent post his father made, the wonderings of a physician, and that his younger brother is also a fine player and UMichigan commit.

 

The Brewers' Illinois area scout is Harvey Kuenn, Jr. -- surely he'll be pretty shook up by this.

 

More from last June post-draft: Only one number doesn't explain Donovan

 

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Our best to the Donovan family -- you may not have officially been a Brewer, but we mourn your loss with you.

[Mass Haas]

Reviewing the Twitter feed on the young man's passing makes one realize he was as respected off the field as on.

[Mass Haas]

Man, this kid was a tremendous baseball talent --

 

In Memory Of Charlie Donovan: One of Illinois' All-Time Greats