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PostSubject: National's catcher Wilson Ramos kidnapped   National's catcher Wilson Ramos kidnapped EmptyThu Nov 10, 2011 10:06 am

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Reports-Nationals-catcher-Wilson-Ramos-kidnappe?urn=mlb-wp26655
Stunning and frightening news has come from Venezuela on Wednesday, where reports say Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos(notes) was kidnapped by four armed men from his mother's home. The Nationals have not commented yet, but the news was confirmed on Twitter
by his winter league team, The Tigres de Aragua. Bizarrely, their
Twitter feed now contains updates of the Tigres game being played today.
Reporter Mark Zuckerman of CSN Washington has been following the reports:

According to the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, four
gunmen approached Ramos near his home in Santa Ines and took him away.
Family members have informed police but have not yet heard from the
kidnappers.

Ramos had not yet played this winter after appearing in 113 games
with the Nationals, but he was planning to appear in some games and was
spending the offseason in Venezuela, where ballplayers have been
victims of kidnapping before.
Ramos has expressed concern recently about fans in the stands in Venezuela who get drunk and abusive:

"The fans in the stands, there are a lot of good ones. A
lot of them understand that it's a sport," Ramos said. "But during the
game when they drink and they get drunk they forget everything -- they
boo you if you're not hitting, or make errors. Everybody wants to kill
you."
For what it's worth, Ramos made $415,000 in 2011, his first full season in the majors. He turned 24 years old in August.

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus has some thoughts on this, including this note: Venezuela has the highest kidnapping rate in the world.

Yahoo! Sports' own Jeff Passan reported this summer about the threat of violence in the home countries of Caribbean players in the major leagues. In 2008, a brother of Henry Blanco(notes), Carlos Blanco, was kidnapped and killed — even as Blanco was trying to arrange for his release. In '09, a son of Yorvit Torrealba(notes) was kidnapped and returned unharmed.

Then there's the saga of Ugueth Urbina.
In the 1990s, his father was killed fending off a robbery. In 2004,
his mother was kidnapped by drug lords who extorted money. In a tragic
and bizarre turn, Urbina ended up in prison a year later for attempted
murder in a case that was unrelated to his mother's kidnapping. (An
earlier version of this story said Urbina's rampage was revenge. That
was not the case.)
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Pretty fucked up, the family hasn't heard anything back from the kidnappers. Only 24 years old and just finished his 1st season in the big leagues. Hope the guy is OK.
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PostSubject: Re: National's catcher Wilson Ramos kidnapped   National's catcher Wilson Ramos kidnapped EmptySat Nov 12, 2011 7:22 am

Ramos free! Good to hear


http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7222317/wilson-ramos-washington-nationals-found-alive-well-kidnapping


CARACAS, Venezuela -- The kidnapping ordeal of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos ended after two days when Venezuelan police commandos swooped in to rescue him in a remote mountainous area and arrested three alleged abductors.

Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said on state television Friday night that Ramos was "safe and sound" and that he was rescued by police and the National Guard.


Ramos had not been seen or heard from since he was seized at gunpoint outside his home Wednesday night and whisked away in an SUV. It was the first known kidnapping of a Major League Baseball player in Venezuela, and the abduction set off an outpouring of candlelight vigils and public prayers at stadiums as well as outside Ramos' home.

Information Minister Andres Izarra said on Twitter that Ramos was "found alive by security forces in mountainous zone," in the area of Montalban in central Carabobo state. Izarra said it was "a rescue operation by air," which was authorized earlier in the day by President Hugo Chavez.

"Ramos free!" Izarra said in one message on his account.

Three men were arrested in the kidnapping, including a Colombian "linked to paramilitary groups and to kidnapping groups," El Aissami said.

He gave few details of the rescue but said police were taking Ramos to his hometown of Valencia, about 90 miles west of Caracas. He said Ramos would first undergo medical checks at the police station and then be reunited with his family.

Ramos' mother Maria Campos de Ramos celebrated, exclaiming on television: "Thanks to God!"

"Thanks to my country, to my neighbors and to my family, who were supporting us," she said. Shortly afterward, she spoke with her son by phone and said jubilantly: "He's fine."

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo hailed the news.

"Though details are limited and we have not yet talked directly with Wilson, we are thrilled with reports that he has been rescued," Rizzo said in a statement. "We greatly appreciate all the prayers and thoughts of all who have joined us in wishing for this conclusion to what has been a nightmarish 48 hours. We are eager to see Wilson and let him know just how many all over the world have been waiting for this news."

Ramos had recently returned to his homeland after his rookie year with the Nationals to play during the offseason in the Venezuelan league.

Armed men seized Ramos outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in Valencia. Authorities said Thursday that they had found the kidnappers' stolen SUV abandoned in a nearby town.

El Aissami said Friday night that while three were arrested in the kidnapping, police were still searching for evidence in the mountainous area "to see if we can find others who were responsible."

Security has increasingly become a concern for Venezuelan players and their families as a wave of kidnappings has hit the wealthy as well as the middle class. Relatives of several Venezuelan major leaguers have previously been kidnapped for ransom, and in two cases have been killed.

Bodyguards typically shadow major leaguers when they return to their homeland to play in Venezuela's baseball league.

Some kidnappings in Venezuela have previously been carried out by highly organized criminal groups that demand ransom. In Ramos' case, however, there were no reports of the abductors demanding money.

Polls consistently say rampant crime is the top worry of Venezuelans. The country has one of the highest murder rates in Latin America, and the vast majority of crimes go unsolved. The number of kidnappings has soared in recent years.

Major League Baseball officials said it was the first kidnapping of a major leaguer that they could recall.

Izarra praised the authorities' handling of the rescue, saying on Twitter that the police "hit a tremendous home run."

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Hugo Chavez in the house bitches!
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