Sports Loek van Mil, one of tallest baseball players ever at 7-foot-1, dies from ‘fatal accident’ July 29, 2019 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Loek van Mil, one of tallest baseball players ever at 7-foot-1, dies from ‘fatal accident’ Former Dutch pitcher Loek van Mil died Sunday from injuries suffered in a "fatal accident," the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association KNBSB.