Rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was killed along with two other people on Thursday during a hit and run incident. According to police, a minivan ran a red light, striking their silver Mitsubishi sports car and another vehicle.

Adenhart, 22 of Silver Spring, Md., died after undergoing surgery at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. Two others died, and a fourth person remained hospitalized in critical condition.

Adenhart was in the sports car along with three others when they were struck just before 12:30am by a minivan which had run a red light and hit another vehicle. The sports car slammed into a light pole, killing three people in side.

Police Lt. Craig Brower said that the minivan driver fled the scene of the crash and was captured a short while later. The vehicles driver was arrested and booked for investigation of felony hit-and-run.

Adenart, a right-handed pitcher, was the Angel's No. 3 starter, and threw six scoreless innings Wednesday night in his fourth major league start, and first start of the season. He earned a spot in the team's starting rotation after impressing manager Mike Scioscia late in spring training. He made his major league debut last year against Oakland. He was 37-28 in the minor leagues from 2005 to 2008, including 9-13 last year at Triple-A in Salt Lake City.

So far, the Texas Rangers have planned a moment of silence before their game against Cleveland at 2:05pm ET.