Former MLB pitcher Jose Lima has passed away due to a heart attack.

Former major league pitcher Jose Lima passed away today in Los Angeles due to an apparent heart attack ESPNDeportes.com has reported.

Lima, also known as “Lima-Time”, was known for his wacky antics on the mound but also for his 21 win season back in 1996 while he was pitching for the Houston Astros. He was fourth in Cy Young voting that year.

He made his Major League debut with the Detroit Tigers on April 20, 1994 at age 22. After three lackluster years in Detroit, he was traded to the Houston Astros, where he played for four and a half seasons before being traded back to Detroit in 2001.

He gained recognition for winning 21 games in 1999 with the Astros, earning a trip to the All Star Game that year. He helped to increase his profile by flamboyantly celebrating his victories in the face of opponents. His dominance on the mound gave rise to the phrase “Lima time” whenever he pitched.

A year later, however, Lima surrendered a league-leading 48 home runs, which was only two short of the single season record held by Bert Blyleven, and lost 16 games. Since his stellar 1999 season, Lima has generally struggled to recapture his former success while playing for several different teams.

He was released by Detroit during the 2002 season.

He was only 37.