Omar Minaya's son breaks his silence on mother Rachel's 'shocking' death after she was found unconscious in bathroom of New Jersey home

The grieving family of Rachel Minaya, the woman of erstwhile New York Mets wide head Omar Minaya, revealed her mysterious decease complete nan weekend has 'shocked' her loved ones.  

Speaking to DailyMail.com extracurricular nan family's $1.1 cardinal location successful New Jersey, Rachel's youngest boy Teddy said her abrupt passing connected Saturday has near a 'void' successful their family. 

'That's nan only measurement to picture it,' he said. 'We emotion her, and we miss her - location will beryllium a void... she'll beryllium present pinch america successful spirit.' 

He added that his family hopes to rumor a connection soon to explain nan situation, 'but for now, we're conscionable we're conscionable taking it easy, and want group to respect our privacy.'

Both Teddy and his older relative Justin, who plays for nan Portland Trail Blazers, person returned to nan family location pinch their father, who was not astatine nan spot astatine nan clip of Rachel's death.

Investigations into Rachel's passing, first reported by the New York Post, person ruled retired termination arsenic a origin of death. 

In a connection to DailyMail.com, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said nan circumstances astir Rachel's decease 'do not look suspicious', but did not connection specifications of nan investigation. 

Musella's agency said Rachel was recovered 'unconscious and unresponsive' successful nan bath of her New Jersey location astatine conscionable aft 3:30pm connected Saturday. 

Following first attempts to resuscitate her, Rachel was raced to Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center successful Westwood, wherever she was pronounced dead. 

Although noting nan circumstances do not look suspicious, officials stressed that nan investigation is ongoing successful conjunction pinch nan Harrington Park Police Department. 

Rachel is survived by Omar and their 2 sons, Teddy and Justin, nan second of whom suited up for some the Portland Trail Blazers and their G-League connection during nan 2023-24 season.

Justin is backmost pinch nan Trail Blazers Summer League squad successful Las Vegas this month. His father, Omar, appeared successful nan crowd during Wednesday's NBA Summer League action astatine nan Cox Pavilion. 

Rachel, whose maiden sanction is Albright, was a autochthonal of New Jersey who met Omar while moving astatine a unisex salon successful Manhattan successful 1989, according to a 2007 Sports Illustrated article astir her husband.

The article goes connected to item a infinitesimal erstwhile Minaya considered adding arguable reliever John Rocker, who antecedently made racist remarks astir New York to Sports Illustrated years earlier. 

Minaya admits he would person acquired nan fiery reliever had it not been for his wife's disapproval. 

Omar became baseball's first Hispanic wide head erstwhile he took nan position pinch nan Mets successful 2004. 

His tenure successful Queens is champion remembered for nan blockbuster acquisitions of Boston Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez and All-Star outfielder Carlos Beltran.  

Omar has worked for the New York Yankees as a elder advisor to GM Brian Cashman since 2023. 

On Monday, the Yankees held a infinitesimal of soundlessness to salary their respects to Rachel, arsenic nan squad said it sent 'our deepest condolences to Rachel's family and friend's during this time.'  

He antecedently worked arsenic an executive for nan Montreal Expos and arsenic a scout for nan Texas Rangers.

A autochthonal of nan Dominican Republic, Omar moved to Queens astatine property 8 and grew up successful Corona earlier becoming a prima shot subordinate astatine Newtown High School successful Elmhurst.