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Washington National's Wilson Ramos kidnapped at gunpoint in Venezuela

Posted by: CorrienteLatina  Posted: 11-10-2011 Print Article Email to a friend RSS Twitter Facebook

Washington National's Baseballer Wilson Ramos 'Esta Secuestrado" (Kidnapped) At Gunpoint In Venezuela!!!


Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, seen as one of the young building blocks for his team, was kidnapped at gunpoint Wednesday from his family’s home in his native Venezuela.

Ramos, a 24-year-old who just finished his rookie season, was taken away in an SUV by four armed men in Santa Ines in central Carabobo state, the spokeswoman for his Venezuelan League team, the Aragua Tigers, said on her official Twitter account.

“This is sad, worrisome and true that Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped,” Katherine Vilera wrote.

She said Ramos was taken at 6:45 p.m. at his home in the region 95 miles (150 kilometers) west of Caracas. She said police were notified.

A person close to Ramos’ family, who asked not to be quoted by name out of safety concerns, said the catcher was at home with his father and brothers when several men “entered the house and took him away.”

“As of this hour, there has been no contact” between the kidnappers and Ramos’ family, the person said.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Ramos and his family as they endure this frightening situation.

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