Star Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon made it back in time to say goodbye to his mother, 63-year old Adriana Morales who had been suffering from breast cancer. She died of heart attack, her doctors told Listin Diario. She was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at the Corominas Clinic in Santiago on Friday 15 August 2014. Colon plays for the Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Republic. He was due to start for the Mets yesterday, Monday 18 August 2014, but when he was told about the severity of his mother’s condition, took a game leave and flew down to Santiago arriving on a private plane at noon.
Recently, Colon became only the third Dominican in MLB to pitch for 200 wins, behind Juan Marichal (243) and Pedro Martinez (219). The Mets expect him back in action within the next seven days. A wake for his late mother will take place in Santiago and she will be laid to rest in her native Altamira, Puerto Plata tomorrow, Tuesday 20 August 2014.