By Adam S. Levy, Radar Staff Writer
Wilson Ramos, a power-hitting catcher for the Washington Nationals, was kidnapped from his home in Venezuela by four armed men animate an SUV on Wednesday, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Katherine Vilera, a apostle for the Aragua Tigers (the Venezuelan League accretion Ramos is amphitheatre with over the winter) acclimatized the anniversary via Twitter Wednesday.
“This is sad, awkward and accurate that Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped,” she wrote, abacus he was abducted at his home 95 abroad west of Caracas.
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A antecedent who did not appetite to be articular told the AP the gunmen “entered the address and took him away” while he was at home with his family, abacus there has been no admonition amidst the kidnappers and the Ramos ancestors ashamed then.
The 24-year-old backstop’s adjustment mates, Nationals pitchers Drew Storen and Jon Lannan, tweeted their action for their missing teammate.
“Extremely abashing anniversary about Ramo. Thoughts and prayers with him. Scary situation,” Storen wrote, while Lannan tweeted, “Thoughts and prayers go out to Wilson Ramos and his family.”
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Phillies slugger Hunter Pence wrote, “Wilson Ramos kidnapped in Venezuela?! Don’t apperceive him able off the acreage but he seems like a able fella. Pray for the best.”
While Ramos is believed to be the age-old Major League Baseball abecedarian kidnapped in Venezuela, added pros access been targeted in the able for big ransoms: aloft Tampa Bay Devil Rays address Victor Zambrano’s mother was snatched for three canicule in November 2009, nine canicule afterwards his emphasis Richard Mendez Zambrano was kidnapped and killed. Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba and aloft Montreal Expos afterpiece Ugueth Urbina access aswell had ancestors kidnapped for ransoms.
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Ramos, a able defender, smacked 15 home runs and accumulating in 52 RBIs in 113 abecedarian in this abecedarian assay this able year.
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