Former MLB Star Sean Burroughs’s Cause of Death Revealed

Mr. Burroughs, the son of former MLB outfielder Jeff Burroughs, was found unresponsive in a parking lot in Long Beach, California, on May 9.

Sean Burroughs of the San Diego Padres poses for a portrait during the team's photo day in Peoria, Ariz., on Feb. 26, 2005. Nick Laham/Getty Images

Sean Burroughs, a former first-round pick by the San Diego Padres in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft, died from a drug overdose in early May, a medical examiner’s report has confirmed.

In the report made public this week by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Mr. Burroughs’s official cause of death was listed as fentanyl intoxication.