Jesus Montero, the former Venezuelan star in the MLB who played for the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, passed away from injuries sustained in a tragic motorcycle crash back in his home country last month. He was in critical condition at the hospital over the last few weeks and passed away on Sunday, the New York Yankees confirmed. He was 35.
A GoFundMe was launched by his representatives on October 6 to cover his hospital bills on behalf of his family, which includes his partner, Taneth Gimenez and their two children, Loren and Jesus. Timely updates on his condition was being provided on the GoFundMe page.
The last update posted on the GoFundMe page on October 17 read: “Jesús remains in the ICU, with a guarded prognosis. He is currently on dialysis, as his kidneys are not yet responding as we hoped. He recently underwent surgery to stabilize his leg, but we still need to move forward with a delicate chest operation, which is necessary for his recovery.”
Jesús Montero Family: Partner And Children
Taneth Gimenez, who is from in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, is a model and fitness instructor. Montero was reportedly married to her. Some reports claim that they met during a trip to the beaches of Morrocoy in Venezuela, but the sources are unclear. But, it is known that Taneth Gimenez and Jesus Motero have two children.
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{{/usCountry}}Their daughter, named Loren Alejandra, was reportedly born in 2014. Their next child, a son named Jesús Alejandro, was born in December 2025 in Venezuela. In his 2015 interviews (while playing for the Seattle Mariners), Montero often mentioned how becoming a father (to his daughter) had changed him.
In a July 2015 report by Bob Dutton of the News Tribune, he told reporters at a press interaction that becoming a father (then to his daughter) has changed him made him want to work hard. He was playing for the Mariners then.
"I want to keep working hard to get back here," he said. "I just think about my daughter. And I do good things. I don't know what's going to happen in the future."