A new guardrail stands above the broken remnants of the one Yordano Ventura crashed through in the early morning hours of Jan. 22 in the Dominican Republic. The Royals pitcher was killed while traveling a treacherous road that he had never driven on before.
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Family, fans mourn for Dominican pitcher Yordano Ventura
Junior Ventura, the brother of Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, receives condolences during his brother’s wake in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Yordano Ventura and former major leaguer Andy Marte died in separate traffic accidents early Sunday in their native Dominican Republic.
2 baseball players die in separate traffic accidents
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Current, former major leaguers die in Dominican crashes
This photo released by Dominican Republic Highway Police and Military Commission shows the fatal crash site of Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura near Juan Adrian, Dominican Republic, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Ventura, whose electric arm and confident demeanor helped lead Kansas City to a long-awaited World Series championship in 2015, died in the car crash in his native Dominican Republic early Sunday.
Royals’ Ventura killed in car crash in Dominican Republic
Yordano Ventura quit school as a teenager so he could begin working a construction job to help his family make ends meet, laboring day after day in the hot sun of the Dominican Republic. Yordano wowed scouts with an electrifying fastball, the best they had seen in years, and a confident demeanor that bordered on brash and arrogant.
Current, former major leaguers die in Dominican crashes
… n hours. Ventura’s remains were still at a coroner’s office in the city of Santiago. ___ Associated Press Sports Writer Dave Skretta contributed to this report from Kansas City.
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Royals’ Ventura killed in car crash in Dominican Republic
Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, whose electric arm helped his team win the 2015 World Series title, was killed in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic early Sunday. With the fitting nickname of “Ace,” Ventura burst onto the baseball scene with a 100 mph fastball and an explosive attitude to match.
Kansas City Royals pitcher killed in traffic accident
Kansas City Royals starter Yordano Ventura pitches during an American League game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on July 28, 2016. Ventura had been a regular in the Royals’ rotation for three seasons, going 14-10 in 2014, 13-8 in 2015 and 11-12 in 2016.
Tributes pour in on social media following Ventura’s death
Tributes poured in immediately following the car wreck deaths of Yordano Ventura and Andy Marte from around the sports world. Sad to learn of Andy Marte’s death this morning.