On April 7, Jose Capellan was found dead in his bed around 8 p.m. ET by his father-in-law.

In a report on ESPN, Jose's wife, Patricia Capellan, said, "Apparently it was a heart attack."

He had become reliant on Ambien over the years to sleep and was under treatment as part of Major League Baseball.

"He had become addicted to this prescription drug, not just now but rather over the past five years," she said.

"Jose had no love problems or other problems, such as have been speculating on social networks. He didn't drink alcohol, but had lost control in the use of sleeping pills," his wife said. "My husband did not commit suicide, nor did he have financial or problems with other women. He didn't have the same financial situation as he had before, but he was not having any kind of trouble."

During 2004, in the minors he had a 14 - 5 record with a 2.80 ERA. From 2004 - 2008, after several trades and trips back and forth from the minors to the majors, Capellan played with the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Rockies. He had a 5 - 7 win/loss record and a 4.89 ERA (Earned Run Average).

Although he did sign a minor league contract in 2009 with the Houston Astros, and was invited to spring training, he never walked back to the MLB mound again. Instead, he went to South Korea and played as a starter for the Hanhwa Eagles in December 2009. He was later released from the Eagles in August 2010.

Capellan will be returning to Cotui in the Dominican Republic, where he grew up, for his funeral next week.

He lived with his wife, his mother and his brothers in his Philadelphia home. According CBS Sports, he had a sleeping disorder and that made him experience issues while on the drug Ambien.