2 baseball players die in separate traffic accidents
SANTA DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say that Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura and former major leaguer Andy Marte both have died in separate traffic accidents.
Highway patrol spokesman Jacobo Mateo says Ventura, 25, died on a highway leading to the town of Juan Adrian, about 40 miles northwest of Santo Domingo. He says it’s not clear if Ventura was driving.Metropolitan traffic authorities say Marte died when a car he was driving hit a house along a road between San Francisco de Macoris and Pimentel, about 95 miles north of the capital.
According to Baseball America, Marte was playing winter league baseball for Las Aguilas Cibaenas.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Andy Marte and Yordano Ventura. It’s never easy to lose a member of our fraternity, and there are no words to describe the feeling of losing two young men in the prime of their lives,” MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark said in a statement.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families, friends, teammates and fans throughout the United States and Latin America.”
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