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| Wilson Ramos |
24-year-old Wilson Ramos, who just finished his first season as the starting catcher for the Washington Nationals was kidnapped Wednesday evening from his home in Venezuela.
Details are still somewhat sketchy, but it was confirmed by a spokesperson from Ramos's team in the Venezuelan league.
Read this story in English from prorumors.com (quoting-El Universal) RIGHT HERE
CBS News spoke to some of Ramos's Washington teammates RIGHT HERE
There have been many discussions about the safety of players in small Latin American countries such as Venezuela. And there have been several incidents of players being robbed and in one case the mother of a player being kidnapped. It's all for the ransom money and apparent lawlessness in the country.
We only hope that authorities are able to find Ramos and that he is OK. We'll keep monitoring this story as it develops.
Here is the CBSNews TV story:
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