Lima, Jose b. September 30, 1972 d. May 23, 2010 Major League Baseball Player. For thirteen seasons (1994 to 2006), he was a pitcher with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. Born Jose Desiderio Rodriguez (Lima) in Santiago, Dominican Republic, he was signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit in 1989. He broke into the Major Leagues on April 20, 1994 with the Tigers, and appeared in 3 games that season. After joining Houston in 1997, he appeared in 51 games out of the bullpen that...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Cause of death: Heart attack Las Charcas Cemetery, Santiago de los Treinta Caballeros, Santiago, Dominican Republic